page_title: Brachythemis contaminata
section_title: Description and habitat
hierarchical_section_title: Brachythemis contaminata / Description and habitat
caption_attribution_description: English: Libellulidae Brachythemis contaminata, male, on Nelumbo nucifera leaf (Sacred lotus) with water drops, at the surface of a muddy pond, in Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos. The texture of the Nelumbo is ultrahydrophobic and this particularity gave its name to the Lotus effect, when drops of water slide on the surface without wetting it. Français&#160;: Libellule Brachythemis contaminata, mâle, sur une feuille de Nelumbo nucifera (Lotus sacré) avec des gouttes d'eau, à la surface d'un étang boueux, à Don Det, Si Phan Don, Laos. La texture du Nelumbo est superhydrophobe et cette propriété a donné son nom à l'effet lotus, quand les gouttes d'eau glissent sur la surface sans la mouiller.
context_page_description: Brachythemis contaminata, ditch jewel, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in many Asian countries.
context_section_description: It is a small dragonfly with brown-capped yellowish-green eyes. Its thorax is olivaceous-brown, marked with a reddish-brown humeral stripe and two brownish stripes on each side. Wings are transparent; but with a broad bright orange fascia extending from base to within 2 to 3 cells of reddish pterostigma. Abdomen is ochreous-red, marked with dorsal and sub-dorsal brown
  stripes. Anal appendages are in reddish-brown. Female is similar to the male; but in pale yellowish-green color. Wings are transparent, tinted with yellow at extreme base;, but the bright orange fascia seen in the male absent. 
  It breeds in weedy ponds, lakes, and slowly moving streams; especially in sluggish waters. It is very common along sewage canals, tanks, ponds and ditches.
caption: Brachythemis contaminata on Nelumbo nucifera leaf, in a pond
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