Rhyothemis regia, sometimes called the pied sapphire flutterer, is a species of dragonfly found on islands of the Indo-Pacific region in Indonesia, New Guinea, the Philippines, Taiwan, and more remote Pacific islands such as Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Pied Sapphire Flutterer being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhyothemis fenestrina
- Rhyothemis princeps
- Rhyothemis fuliginosa
- Zenithoptera lanei
- Zenithoptera fasciata
- Rhyothemis obsolescens
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Genus
- Rhyothemis
- Species
- Rhyothemis regia
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