Rhodothemis rufa,[2] the spine–legged redbolt, rufous marsh glider,[3][4] or common redbolt, ( is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae.

[5][1][6] It is a medium-sized dragonfly with red eyes, thorax and abdomen.

But young males and females have a mid-dorsal citron-yellow stripe in the pro-thorax and a citron-yellow stripe on mid-dorsum of the abdominal segments.

These marks get obscured by pruinescence in adult males.

It breeds in open ponds, marshes and lakes.