Orthetrum sabina

Orthetrum sabina
	Male, Cyprus
	Female, Nepal
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Infraorder:	Anisoptera
Family:	Libellulidae
Genus:	Orthetrum
Species:	O. sabina
Binomial name
	Orthetrum sabina; (Drury, 1770)
Synonyms
	Lepthemis divisa Selys, 1878; Libellua leptura Burmeister, 1839; Libellula ampullacea Schneider, 1845; Libellula gibba Fabricius, 1798; Libellula sabina Drury, 1770; Orthetrum nigrescens Bartenev, 1929; Orthetrum viduatum Lieftinck, 1942;

Orthetrum sabina, the slender skimmer^[1] or green marsh hawk,^[3] is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.^[4]^[5] It is widespread, being found from south-eastern Europe and North Africa to Japan and south to Australia and Micronesia.^[6]^[7]

^ ^a ^b Mitra, A. (2020). "Orthetrum sabina". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T165470A83377025. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T165470A83377025.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
^ Drury, D. (1770). Illustrations of Natural History; wherein are exhibited upwards of two hundred and forty figures of exotic insects according to their genera. London: White. pp. 130 [114]. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.61910 – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India (PDF).
^ "Species Orthetrum sabina (Drury, 1770)". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Biological Resources Study. 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ Schorr, Martin; Paulson, Dennis. "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
^ Watson, J.A.L.; Theischinger, G.; Abbey, H.M. (1991). The Australian Dragonflies: A Guide to the Identification, Distributions and Habitats of Australian Odonata. Melbourne: CSIRO. p. 278. ISBN 0643051368.
^ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 357–358. ISBN 9788181714954.