The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in Kerala, a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India.
Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselflies)
Family: Lestidae (Spread-winged damselflies)
Genus: Indolestes
Species: Indolestes gracilis davenporti
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male
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young male
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female
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tandem pair
Species: Indolestes pulcherrimus
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male
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female
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mating pair
Genus: Lestes
Species: Lestes concinnus
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Lestes concinnus male
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Lestes concinnus female
Species: Lestes dorothea
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male
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female
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tandem pair
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diffuse stripes on the humeral suture
Species: Lestes elatus
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Adult male with pruinescence
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Sub-adult male
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Hockey stick mark on the thorax
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Anal appendages of the male
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Female
Species: Lestes malabaricus
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Male
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Male
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Appendages
Species: Lestes nodalis
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Lestes nodalis male
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Lestes nodalis female
Species: Lestes patricia
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Male (dorsal view)
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Male (lateral view)
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Female (dorsal view)
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Male (marks on thorax)
Species: Lestes praemorsus
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Lestes praemorsus male
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Lestes praemorsus male
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female
Genus: Platylestes
Species: Platylestes kirani
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male
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female
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Black marks on thorax
Species: Platylestes platystylus
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Platylestes platystylus male
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Platylestes platystylus young male
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Platylestes platystylus female
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Platylestes platystylus female
Family: Platystictidae (Shadow damselflies)
Genus: Indosticta
Species: Indosticta deccanensis
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male
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Indosticta deccanensis male
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Indosticta deccanensis female
Genus: Protosticta
Species: Protosticta armageddonia
Species: Protosticta antelopoides
Species: Protosticta cyanofemora
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Male
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Female
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Head
Species: Protosticta davenporti
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Male
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Female
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Anal appendages (male)
Species: Protosticta gravelyi
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Protosticta gravelyi male
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Protosticta gravelyi female
Species: Protosticta hearseyi
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Protosticta hearseyi male
Species: Protosticta monticola
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Protosticta monticola male
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head
Species: Protosticta mortoni
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male
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female
Species: Protosticta ponmudiensis
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Protosticta ponmudiensis male
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Protosticta ponmudiensis male
Species: Protosticta rufostigma
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Protosticta rufostigma male
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Protosticta rufostigma female
Species: Protosticta sanguinostigma
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Protosticta sanguinostigma male
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Protosticta sanguinostigma female
Species: Protosticta sholai
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male
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female
Family: Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)
Genus: Neurobasis
Species: Neurobasis chinensis
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Neurobasis chinensis male
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Neurobasis chinensis female
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Neurobasis chinensis male (wing flashing)
Genus: Vestalis
Species: Vestalis apicalis
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Vestalis apicalis male
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Vestalis apicalis female
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ovipositing
Species: Vestalis gracilis
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Vestalis gracilis male
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Vestalis gracilis female
Species: Vestalis submontana
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Vestalis submontana male
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Vestalis submontana sub-adult male
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Vestalis submontana female
Family: Chlorocyphidae (Stream Jewels)
Genus: Calocypha
Species: Calocypha laidlawi
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male
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Calocypha laidlawi male
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Calocypha laidlawi female
Genus: Heliocypha
Species: Heliocypha bisignata
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Heliocypha bisignata male
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Heliocypha bisignata female
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Heliocypha bisignata teneral male
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Heliocypha bisignata mating pair
Genus: Libellago
Species: Libellago indica
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Libellago indica male
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Libellago indica female
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Libellago indica juvenile male
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Libellago indica mating pair
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Libellago indica egg-laying
Family: Euphaeidae (Gossamerwinged damselflies)
Genus: Dysphaea
Species: Dysphaea ethela
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Dysphaea ethela male
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Dysphaea ethela female
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female
Genus: Euphaea
Species: Euphaea cardinalis
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Euphaea cardinalis male
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male
Species: Euphaea dispar
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Euphaea dispar male
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Female
Species: Euphaea fraseri
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Euphaea fraseri male
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Euphaea fraseri female
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Euphaea fraseri male (wing flashing)
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Euphaea fraseri mating pair
Species: Euphaea pseudodispar
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male
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female
Family: Platycnemididae (White-legged damselflies)
Genus: Caconeura
Species: Caconeura gomphoides
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Male
Species: Caconeura ramburi
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Caconeura ramburi male
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Caconeura ramburi female
Species: Caconeura risi
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male
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male
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Caconeura risi female
Genus: Copera
Species: Copera marginipes
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Copera marginipes male
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Copera marginipes female
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Appendages (male)
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Copera marginipes juvenile male
Species: Copera vittata
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Copera vittata male
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Copera vittata female
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Appendages (male)
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Copera vittata juvenile male
Genus: Disparoneura
Species: Disparoneura apicalis
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male
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Disparoneura apicalis male
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Disparoneura apicalis female
Species: Disparoneura quadrimaculata
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Disparoneura quadrimaculata male
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Disparoneura quadrimaculata female
Genus: Elattoneura
Species: Elattoneura souteri
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male
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female
Species: Elattoneura tetrica
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male
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male
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female
Genus: Esme
Species: Esme cyaneovittata
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Male
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Female
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Face
Species: Esme longistyla
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Male
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Female
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Mating pair
Species: Esme mudiensis
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Esme mudiensis male
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Esme mudiensis female
Genus: Melanoneura
Species: Melanoneura bilineata
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male
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male
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appendages
Genus: Onychargia
Species: Onychargia atrocyana
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Onychargia atrocyana male
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male (sub-adult)
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female
Genus: Phylloneura
Species: Phylloneura westermanni
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Phylloneura westermanni male
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Phylloneura westermanni mating pair
Genus: Prodasineura
Species: Prodasineura verticalis
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Prodasineura verticalis male
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Prodasineura verticalis female
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Prodasineura verticalis egg-laying
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Prodasineura verticalis female (emergence)
Family: Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged damselflies)
Genus: Aciagrion
Species: Aciagrion approximans krishna
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male
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female
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tandem pair
Species: Aciagrion occidentale
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Aciagrion occidentale male
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female
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Aciagrion occidentale female (sub-adult)
Genus: Agriocnemis
Species: Agriocnemis keralensis
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male
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male
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female
Species: Agriocnemis pieris
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Agriocnemis pieris male
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Agriocnemis pieris female
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Agriocnemis pieris female (red form)
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Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female red form)
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Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female white form)
Species: Agriocnemis pygmaea
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Agriocnemis pygmaea male
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Agriocnemis pygmaea female
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Agriocnemis pygmaea female (androchrome)
Species: Agriocnemis splendidissima
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Agriocnemis splendidissima male
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Agriocnemis splendidissima female (red)
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Agriocnemis splendidissima female (green)
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Agriocnemis splendidissima sub-adult male
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Agriocnemis splendidissima juvenile male
Genus: Amphiallagma
Species: Amphiallagma parvum
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Amphiallagma parvum male
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Amphiallagma parvum female
Genus: Archibasis
Species: Archibasis oscillans
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Archibasis oscillans male
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Female
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Archibasis oscillans mating pair
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Archibasis oscillans egg-laying
Genus: Ceriagrion
Species: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
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Ceriagrion cerinorubellum male
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Ceriagrion cerinorubellum female
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Intra-male sperm translocation
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Ceriagrion cerinorubellum mating
Species: Ceriagrion chromothorax
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male
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Anal appendages
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female
Species: Ceriagrion coromandelianum
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Ceriagrion coromandelianum male
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Ceriagrion coromandelianum female
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mating pair
Species: Ceriagrion olivaceum
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Ceriagrion olivaceum male
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Ceriagrion olivaceum female
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Ceriagrion olivaceum auraniacum male
Species: Ceriagrion rubiae
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male
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Ceriagrion rubiae male
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Ceriagrion rubiae (tandem pair)
Genus: Ischnura
Species: Ischnura rubilio
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Ischnura rubilio male
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Ischnura rubilio female
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Ischnura rubilio mating pair
Species: Ischnura senegalensis
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male
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female (androchrome)
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Female (gynochrome)
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Female (gynochrome, sub-adult)
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Mating pair
Genus: Mortonagrion
Species: Mortonagrion varralli
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Mortonagrion varralli male
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Mortonagrion varralli female
Genus: Paracercion
Species: Paracercion calamorum
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Paracercion calamorum male
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Paracercion calamorum female
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male (sub-adult)
Species: Paracercion melanotum
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Paracercion melanotum male
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Paracercion melanotum male (dorsal view)
Genus: Pseudagrion
Species: Pseudagrion australasiae
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male
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anal appendages (male)
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anal appendages (male)
Species: Pseudagrion decorum
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Pseudagrion decorum male
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Pseudagrion decorum female
Species: Pseudagrion indicum
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Pseudagrion indicum male
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male
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Pseudagrion indicum mating pair
Species: Pseudagrion malabaricum
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Male
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Female
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Mating pair
Species: Pseudagrion microcephalum
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Pseudagrion microcephalum male
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Pseudagrion microcephalum female
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tandem pair
Species: Pseudagrion rubriceps
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Pseudagrion rubriceps male
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Pseudagrion rubriceps female
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Tandem pair
Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
Family: Aeshnidae (Hawkers or Darners)
Genus: Anaciaeschna
Species: Anaciaeschna jaspidea
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Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (dorsal view)
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Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (ventral view)
Species: Anaciaeschna martini
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male
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female
Genus: Anax
Species: Anax ephippiger
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male
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female
Species: Anax guttatus
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Anax guttatus male
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Anax guttatus female
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Anax guttatus male (in flight)
Species: Anax immaculifrons
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Anax immaculifrons male
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Anax immaculifrons male
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Anax immaculifrons female
Species: Anax indicus
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male
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female
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female
Species: Anax parthenope
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Anax parthenope male
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male
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Anax parthenope female
Genus: Gynacantha
Species: Gynacantha dravida
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Gynacantha dravida male
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Gynacantha dravida female
Species: Gynacantha millardi
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Gynacantha millardi male
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Gynacantha millardi female
Family: Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Genus: Acrogomphus
Species: Acrogomphus fraseri
Genus: Asiagomphus
Species: Asiagomphus nilgiricus
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male
Genus: Burmagomphus
Species: Burmagomphus cauvericus
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male
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male
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female
Species: Burmagomphus chaukulensis
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male
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mating pair
Species: Burmagomphus laidlawi
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Burmagomphus laidlawi male
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male
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male
Species: Burmagomphus pyramidalis
Genus: Cyclogomphus
Species: Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus
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male
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female
Species: Cyclogomphus heterostylus
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female
Genus: Davidioides
Species: Davidioides martini
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male
Genus: Gomphidia
Species: Gomphidia kodaguensis
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male
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male
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female
Genus: Heliogomphus
Species: Heliogomphus promelas
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Heliogomphus promelas male
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Heliogomphus promelas male
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Appendages
Genus: Ictinogomphus
Species: Ictinogomphus rapax
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Ictinogomphus rapax male
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Ictinogomphus rapax female
Genus: Lamelligomphus
Species: Lamelligomphus nilgiriensis
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male
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female
Genus: Macrogomphus
Species: Macrogomphus wynaadicus
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male
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male
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female
Genus: Megalogomphus
Species: Megalogomphus hannyngtoni
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male
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male
Species: Megalogomphus superbus
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male
Genus: Melligomphus
Species: Melligomphus acinaces
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male
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Onychogomphus acinaces female
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Appendages
Genus: Merogomphus
Species: Merogomphus longistigma
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male
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female
Species: Merogomphus tamaracherriensis
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male
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female
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male (appendages)
Genus: Microgomphus
Species: Microgomphus souteri
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Microgomphus souteri male
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Microgomphus souteri female
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Appendages
Genus: Nychogomphus
Species: Nychogomphus striatus
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male
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male
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appendages
Genus: Onychogomphus
Species: Onychogomphus malabarensis
Genus: Paragomphus
Species: Paragomphus lineatus
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Paragomphus lineatus male
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Paragomphus lineatus female
Family: Chlorogomphidae
Genus: Chlorogomphus
Species: Chlorogomphus campioni
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Male
Species: Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
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Male
Family: Macromiidae (Cruisers)
Genus: Epophthalmia
Species: Epophthalmia frontalis
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male
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male
Species: Epophthalmia vittata
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Epophthalmia vittata male
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female
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female
Genus: Macromia
Species: Macromia annaimallaiensis
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male
Species: Macromia bellicosa
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male
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male
Species: Macromia cingulata
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male
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female
Species: Macromia ellisoni
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Macromia ellisoni male
Species: Macromia flavocolorata
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Male
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Male
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Female
Species: Macromia ida
Species: Macromia indica
Species: Macromia irata
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Dorsal view (male)
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Lateral view (male)
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Anal appendages
Family: Corduliidae (Emeralds or Baskettails)
Genus: Hemicordulia
Species: Hemicordulia asiatica
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Hemicordulia asiatica male
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Hemicordulia asiatica male
Family: Libellulidae (Skimmers)
Genus: Acisoma
Species: Acisoma panorpoides
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Acisoma panorpoides male
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Acisoma panorpoides female
Genus: Aethriamanta
Species: Aethriamanta brevipennis
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Aethriamanta brevipennis male
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Aethriamanta brevipennis female
Genus: Brachydiplax
Species: Brachydiplax chalybea
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Brachydiplax chalybea male
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Brachydiplax chalybea female
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Mating
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Egg laying
Species: Brachydiplax sobrina
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Brachydiplax sobrina male
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Brachydiplax sobrina female
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Brachydiplax sobrina mating pair
Genus: Brachythemis
Species: Brachythemis contaminata
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Brachythemis contaminata male
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Brachythemis contaminata female
Genus: Bradinopyga
Species: Bradinopyga geminata
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Bradinopyga geminata male
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Bradinopyga geminata female
Species: Bradinopyga konkanensis
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male
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female
Genus: Cratilla
Species: Cratilla lineata
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male
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Cratilla lineata male
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Cratilla lineata female
Genus: Crocothemis
Species: Crocothemis servilia
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Crocothemis servilia male
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Crocothemis servilia female
Genus: Diplacodes
Species: Diplacodes lefebvrii
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Diplacodes lefebvrii male
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Diplacodes lefebvrii female
Species: Diplacodes nebulosa
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Diplacodes nebulosa male
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Diplacodes nebulosa female
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mating pair
Species: Diplacodes trivialis
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Diplacodes trivialis male
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Diplacodes trivialis female
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Diplacodes trivialis sub-adult male
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Diplacodes trivialis mating pair
Genus: Epithemis
Species: Epithemis mariae
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Epithemis mariae male
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Epithemis mariae mating pair
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Female
Genus: Hydrobasileus
Species: Hydrobasileus croceus
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Hydrobasileus croceus male
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Hydrobasileus croceus female
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Egg laying
Genus: Hylaeothemis
Species: Hylaeothemis apicalis
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Hylaeothemis apicalis male
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Hylaeothemis apicalis female
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Hylaeothemis apicalis juvenile male
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Hylaeothemis apicalis mating pair
Genus: Indothemis
Species: Indothemis carnatica
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Indothemis carnatica male
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male
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Indothemis carnatica female
Species: Indothemis limbata
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Indothemis limbata male
Genus: Lathrecista
Species: Lathrecista asiatica
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Lathrecista asiatica male
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Lathrecista asiatica female
Genus: Lyriothemis
Species: Lyriothemis acigastra
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Lyriothemis acigastra male
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Lyriothemis acigastra female
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Lyriothemis acigastra juvenile male
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Lyriothemis acigastra mating pair
Species: Lyriothemis tricolor
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Lyriothemis tricolor male
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Lyriothemis tricolor female
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Breading habitat
Genus: Macrodiplax
Species: Macrodiplax cora
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male
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Macrodiplax cora male
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Macrodiplax cora female
Genus: Neurothemis
Species: Neurothemis fulvia
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Neurothemis fulvia male
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Neurothemis fulvia female
Species: Neurothemis intermedia
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Neurothemis intermedia male
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Neurothemis intermedia sub-adult male
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Neurothemis intermedia female
Species: Neurothemis tullia
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Neurothemis tullia male
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Neurothemis tullia female
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Neurothemis tullia mating pair
Genus: Onychothemis
Species: Onychothemis testacea
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Onychothemis testacea male
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female
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Onychothemis testacea female
Genus: Orthetrum
Species: Orthetrum chrysis
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Orthetrum chrysis male
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Orthetrum chrysis female
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Orthetrum chrysis mating pair
Species: Orthetrum glaucum
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Orthetrum glaucum male
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Orthetrum glaucum female
Species: Orthetrum luzonicum
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Orthetrum luzonicum male
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Orthetrum luzonicum female
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Orthetrum luzonicum juvenile male
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Orthetrum luzonicum mating pair
Species: Orthetrum pruinosum
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Orthetrum pruinosum male
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Orthetrum pruinosum female
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Orthetrum pruinosum mating pair
Species: Orthetrum sabina
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Orthetrum sabina male
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Orthetrum sabina female
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Orthetrum sabina mating pair
Species: Orthetrum taeniolatum
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Orthetrum taeniolatum male
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Orthetrum taeniolatum female
Species: Orthetrum triangulare
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Orthetrum triangulare male
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Orthetrum triangulare female
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Orthetrum triangulare mating pair
Genus: Palpopleura
Species: Palpopleura sexmaculata
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Palpopleura sexmaculata male
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Palpopleura sexmaculata female
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Palpopleura sexmaculata juvenile male
Genus: Pantala
Species: Pantala flavescens
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Pantala flavescens male
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Pantala flavescens female
Genus: Potamarcha
Species: Potamarcha congener
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male
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female
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Juvenile male
Genus: Rhodothemis
Species: Rhodothemis rufa
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Rhodothemis rufa male
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Rhodothemis rufa female
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Rhodothemis rufa juvenile male
Genus: Rhyothemis
Species: Rhyothemis triangularis
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Rhyothemis triangularis male
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Rhyothemis triangularis female
Species: Rhyothemis variegata
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Rhyothemis variegata male
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Rhyothemis variegata female
Genus: Sympetrum
Species: Sympetrum fonscolombii
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male
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Sympetrum fonscolombii male
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Sympetrum fonscolombii female
Genus: Tetrathemis
Species: Tetrathemis platyptera
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Tetrathemis platyptera male
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Tetrathemis platyptera mating
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Tetrathemis platyptera egg-laying
Genus: Tholymis
Species: Tholymis tillarga
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Tholymis tillarga male
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young male
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Tholymis tillarga female
Genus: Tramea
Species: Tramea basilaris
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Tramea basilaris male
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Tramea basilaris female
Species: Tramea limbata
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male
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Tramea limbata male
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Tramea limbata female
Genus: Trithemis
Species: Trithemis aurora
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Trithemis aurora male
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Trithemis aurora female
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Trithemis aurora juvenile male
Species: Trithemis festiva
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Trithemis festiva male
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sub-adult male
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Trithemis festiva female
Species: Trithemis kirbyi
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Trithemis kirbyi male
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Trithemis kirbyi female
Species: Trithemis pallidinervis
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male
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face (male)
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Trithemis pallidinervis female
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face (female)
Genus: Urothemis
Species: Urothemis signata
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Urothemis signata male
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Urothemis signata female
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female (andromorph)
Genus: Zygonyx
Species: Zygonyx iris
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Zygonyx iris male
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male
Genus: Zyxomma
Species: Zyxomma petiolatum
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Zyxomma petiolatum male
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female
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Zyxomma petiolatum female
Family: Incertae sedis
Genus: Idionyx
Species: Idionyx corona
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male
Species: Idionyx galeatus
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male
Species: Idionyx gomantakensis
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Idionyx gomantakensis male
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Idionyx gomantakensis male
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Idionyx gomantakensis female
Species: Idionyx minimus
Species: Idionyx rhinoceroides
Species: Idionyx saffronatus
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Idionyx saffronatus male
Species: Idionyx travancorensis
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Idionyx travancorensis male
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Idionyx travancorensis female
Genus: Macromidia
Species: Macromidia donaldi
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Macromidia donaldi male
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Macromidia donaldi female
References
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- John W. H. Trueman; Richard J. Rowe. Tree of Life - Odonata: Dragonflies and damselflies
- Odonata of India. National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, India.
- India Biodiversity Portal
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