Rhyothemis
Rhyothemis is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.
They are commonly known as flutterers.
Rhyothemis species are found in Africa, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. The flight of the genus Rhyothemis is usually fluttering, leading to the common description of "flutterer" for most species in the genus.
Species
The genus Rhyothemis includes the following species:| Male | Female | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
| Rhyothemis aterrima Selys, 1891 | Black Jewel Flutterer | Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Thailand; Viet Nam; | ||
| Rhyothemis braganza Karsch, 1890 | Iridescent Flutterer | Australia | ||
| Rhyothemis cognata | Madagascar Flutterer | Madagascar | ||
| Rhyothemis fenestrina | Skylight Flutterer | Angola; Benin; Botswana; Cameroon; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Gabon; Ghana; Kenya; Liberia; Malawi; Namibia; Nigeria; Rwanda; Senegal; Sierra Leone; Tanzania; Uganda; Zambia | ||
| Rhyothemis fulgens Kirby, 1889 | Bornean Brown Flutterer | Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Singapore | ||
| Rhyothemis fuliginosa Selys, 1883 | Butterfly Flutterer | China, Korea, and Japan | ||
| Rhyothemis graphiptera | Graphic Flutterer or Banded Flutterer or Small Pond Dragonfly | Australia ; Indonesia ; New Caledonia; Papua New Guinea | ||
| Rhyothemis hurleyi Tillyard, 1926 | Indonesia | |||
| Rhyothemis mariposa Ris, 1913 | Mariposa Flutterer | Democratic Republic of the Congo; Zambia; Angola; Namibia | ||
| Rhyothemis notata | Veiled Flutterer | Benin; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Congo; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Liberia; Nigeria; Sierra Leone | ||
| Rhyothemis phyllis | Yellow-Striped Flutterer | Australia ; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; China; Fiji; Guam; India ; Indonesia ; Laos; Malaysia ; Federated States of Micronesia; Myanmar ; New Caledonia; Palau; Papua New Guinea ; Philippines; Singapore; Solomon Islands ; Thailand; Vanuatu; Viet Nam | ||
| Rhyothemis plutonia Selys, 1883 | Greater Bluewing or Great Sapphire Flutterer | Bangladesh; China ; India ; Indonesia ; Laos; Malaysia ; Myanmar ; Nepal; Thailand; Viet Nam | ||
| Rhyothemis princeps Kirby, 1894 | Australian Sapphire Flutterer or Zircon Flutterer | Australia ; Indonesia ; Papua New Guinea | ||
| Rhyothemis pygmaea | Small Bronze Flutterer | Indonesia | ||
| Rhyothemis regia | Pied Sapphire Flutterer | American Samoa ; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Northern Mariana Islands; Philippines; Samoa; Taiwan; Tokelau; Tonga; Wallis and Futuna | ||
| Rhyothemis resplendens Selys, 1878 | Jewel Flutterer | Australia ; Indonesia ; Papua New Guinea ; Philippines; Solomon Islands | ||
| Rhyothemis rita Kovacs and Theischinger, 2016 | Rita Flutterer | Indonesia | ||
| Rhyothemis semihyalina | Phantom Flutterer | Angola ; Azerbaijan; Benin; Botswana; Cameroon; Chad; Comoros; Democratic Republic of the Congo; Côte d'Ivoire; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; Gabon; Gambia; Georgia; Ghana; Guinea-Bissau; Iran; Iraq; Kenya; Liberia; Madagascar; Malawi; Mauritius ; Mayotte; Mozambique; Namibia ; Nigeria; Oman; Rwanda; Réunion; Senegal; Seychelles ; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa ; South Sudan; Syria; Tanzania; Togo; Turkey ; Uganda; Zambia; Zimbabwe | ||
| Rhyothemis severini Ris, 1913 | Bluetip Flutterer | Taiwan | ||
| Rhyothemis splendens Fraser, 1955 | Splendid Flutterer | Democratic Republic of the Congo | ||
| Rhyothemis triangularis Kirby, 1889 | Asian Sapphire Flutterer or Lesser Bluewing | Brunei Darussalam; China ; Hong Kong; India ; Indonesia ; Malaysia ; Philippines; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand | ||
| Rhyothemis variegata | Common Picture Wing or Variegated Flutterer | Bangladesh; Cambodia; China ; Guam; Hong Kong; India ; Laos; Myanmar ; Nepal; Sri Lanka; Taiwan; Thailand; Viet Nam |