title: Lathrecista asiatica
text: # Lathrecista asiatica
  
  Lathrecista asiatica, the asiatic blood tail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is the only species in its genus. It is widespread, occurring from India to Australia.
  
  ## Subspecies
  
  * Lathrecista asiatica asiatica
  * Lathrecista asiatica festa (Selys, 1879)
  * Lathrecista asiatica pectoralis (Kaup in Brauer, 1867)
  
  ## Description and habitat
  
  It is a medium-sized dragonfly with brown-capped grey eyes and blood red tail. Its thorax is copper brown with a pair of narrow parallel yellow stripes on dorsal side and yellow with stripes on the sides. Segments 1 and 2 of the abdomen have broad lateral stripes and a fine mid-dorsal stripe. Segments 3 to 8 are bright crimson-red with apical sutures narrowly black. Segments 9 and 10 are black. Anal appendages are black. The abdomen of the female is brown.
  
  It breeds in marshes associated with ponds and streams.
  
  