Aethriamanta is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Species of Aethriamanta are found in Madagascar, through Southeast Asia, Indonesia, New Guinea and northern Australia.
Etymology The genus name Aethriamanta combines the Greek αἴθρα (aithra, "bright sky") with the Latin amans ("loving"), possibly meaning "loving the bright sky".
Species This genus Aethriamanta includes the following species: Male Female Scientific name Common name Distribution Aethriamanta aethra Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. Aethriamanta brevipennis scarlet marsh hawk Asia Aethriamanta circumsignata square-spot basker Australia, and New Guinea Aethriamanta gracilis Sumatra and Borneo Philippines, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Thailand and Lao Aethriamanta nymphaeae L-spot basker northern Australia Aethriamanta rezia pygmy basker Angola, Botswana, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zimbabwe
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