Aciagrion occidentale
male
female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Aciagrion
Species:
A. occidentale
Binomial name
Aciagrion occidentale
Laidlaw, 1919
Synonyms
  • Aciagron paludensis Fraser, 1922

Aciagrion occidentale,[2] green striped slender dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam and Thailand.[1][5]

Description and habitat

It is a long slender damselfly with a black spot in blue on the 8th segment of the abdomen. Its thorax is black with lateral azure blue stripes. Its abdomen is extremely slender with black on dorsum of segments 1 to 7 and light blue on the lateral sides. Segment 8 is blue with a narrow triangle black dorsal spot, segment 9 is blue. Segment 10 is black on dorsum and blue on the sides. Female is similar to the male except in the last three abdominal segments. Segment 8 has a broad black mark on dorsum, 9 with a small basal dorsal spot, and 10 is entirely blue.[6][7][8][3][4]

It flies close to the ground and found in shrub dominated wetlands.[3] In spite of its delicate build, it enjoys migration by rising high in the air and takes advantage of its lightweight in air currents.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mitra, A. (2010). "Aciagrion occidentale". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167267A6320067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167267A6320067.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ↑ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. 1 2 "Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 132–133. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 335-337.
  7. 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 491.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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