Biology:Indolestes pulcherrimus
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Lestidae |
| Genus: | Indolestes |
| Species: | I. pulcherrimus
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| Binomial name | |
| Indolestes pulcherrimus (Fraser, 1924)
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Indolestes pulcherrimus is a species of spreadwing in the damselfly family Lestidae.[1][2][3] The species was known only from in Kodagu district, Karnataka.[3] Later it is found in forest swamps in Wayanad district, Kerala too.
Description and habitat
It is a medium-sized damselfly with blue eyes. Its prothorax is brownish above and bluish on the sides. Its thorax is dark metallic green on dorsum with a narrow blue mid-dorsal stripe. Sides are blue, marked with a large black spot behind the lateral suture, followed by a smaller one in the middle. Wings are transparent with blackish-brown pterostigma. Abdomen is azure blue on the sides, marked with black on dorsum. The mark on segment 2 looks like a thistle head. Segments 8 is black. The apical half of segment 9 and whole of segment 10 are azure blue.[3][4]
Female is similar to the male; differs only in the colors. Segment 8-10 are dark brown.[3][4]
male
female
mating pair
anal appendages (male)
See also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Indolestes pulcherrimus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T175175A7117508. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175175A7117508.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/175175/7117508. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list2/.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 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. 72-74. https://archive.org/details/FraserOdonata1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Cite error: Invalid
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External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1980597 entry
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