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title: "Pied Paddy Skimmer"
description: "Neurothemis tullia — Insecten en spinnen. Neurothemis tullia, the pied paddy skimmer, is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/pied-paddy-skimmer
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Pied Paddy Skimmer

> Neurothemis tullia — Insecten en spinnen. Neurothemis tullia, the pied paddy skimmer, is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia.

- Scientific name: *Neurothemis tullia*
- Category: `insects` (Insecten en spinnen)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 9465
- Wikidata: [Q1306426](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1306426)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107008](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107008)

## Names

- en: Pied Paddy Skimmer

## Countries with the most observations

IN (5861), LK (842), TH (735), HK (733), KH (292), CN (134), BD (124), VN (111), MM (73), LA (68), MO (45), NP (37)

## Summary

Neurothemis tullia, the pied paddy skimmer, is a species of dragonfly found in south and south-east Asia. It appears in Bangladesh, China, Hong Kong, India, Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia), Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Cambodia and Viet Nam.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurothemis_tullia

## Photo

![Pied Paddy Skimmer](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/pied-paddy-skimmer/medium.jpg)

Photo: Vijay Barve · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/356059163

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/pied-paddy-skimmer?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).