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This is Acisoma panorpoides male, very common in this area near to
the paddy fields and water logged regions. Males are with light bluish
shade on the body with black and white patches .In general, the
females are yellowish in body colour but with
black patches on the white ventral abdominal surface .And
the tail end is also with black colour.
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This one is
Anax immaculifrons male, seen near and
over the streams and small lakes in the tropical rain
forest. They are very big in size ,and good fliers too. It is not
easy to catch them by using insect net. However, they can be
caught as they maintain the same flying path normally with high
speed |
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This is Brachythemis
contaminata male (left side) and female(
right). They prefer small streams and ponds ,and perch on
the marginal vegetation .The males are with bright red and
yellow colour on the wings |
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Bradinopyga
geminata male. They are black in colour with white patches
,commonly seen on the black surfaces, such as rocks ,
uncemented compound walls etc. , to avoid the predators. Usually
female adults lay their eggs in the open water tanks on the
top of the houses. Moreover, the nymphs are highly voracious feeders of
mosquito larva and can be used to control the mosquitoes. |
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This is Crocothemis
servilia male
, seen near the ponds and streams. They are very
bright red in colour, and wings are transparent sometimes
with a red patch on the base . Males are seen more in number than
females. Females come near to the water bodies at the time of
mating Males are very active on good sunny days. The nymphs
also are good feeders of mosquito larva. |
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Diplacodes
trivialis male ,on the left side and female
on the right side. They are seen everywhere , usually on
the ground and behave in a friendly manner. They show
distinct sexual dimorphism. |
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This is Aethriamanta
brevipennis. female. Not very common .
Females are more in number than males. The body colour is bright yellow
with rings of black ,and the wings are transparent with yellow
patches on the base. When it perches on the twigs, the abdomen is
kept in an upright position . Males are bright red in
colour with transparent abdomen. |
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Ictinogomphus
rapax male on the left side and
female on the right side. They are seen in the month of
November onwards. They are few in number and usually seen on the
banks of small streams and big ponds. |
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Neurothemis
tullia male on the left side and female
on the right side. They are very common and found everywhere especially
on the vegetation near by the ponds .Males are black in colour, the tip
of the wings white &transparent |
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Neurothemis
fulvia male on the left side and female
on the right side. Males are coffee brown in colour and the tip of
the wings are transparent. Most of the time they spend
perching on the vegetation . They also show very distinct sexual
dimorphism. |
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This
is Orthetrum sabina male, found
everywhere. They show very friendly behaviour and even pose to
take photograph at any angle. They are generally seen following
the people who observe them. They do not show much
sexual dimorphism, so that, it is not easy to distinguish
between the
males and females at one glance. Usually, they are seen in a flock
with a good number of males and females |