About Lestes elatus Hagen, 1862
This is a medium-sized damselfly species with greenish-blue eyes. Its thorax is brown on the upper surface, fading to yellowish-brown on the sides. The upper surface of the thorax has a pair of narrow ante-humeral metallic green stripes, which expand outward at the abdominal end to form a shape like a hockey stick. There are three tiny black spots on the lateral sides of the thorax. In adult individuals, the brown thorax color changes to bluish-white due to pruinescence. In young individuals, the abdomen is pale yellowish-brown on the sides, with broad metallic green markings covering the upper surface up to segment 8. The basal half of segment 9 is black, and the apical half is yellowish-brown. Segment 10 is entirely yellowish-brown. In adults, the yellowish-brown abdomen color also changes to bluish-white due to pruinescence. In young damselflies, the anal appendages are creamy yellow with broad black tips; in adults, the anal appendages are entirely black. This species can be easily distinguished from other species in the genus Lestes by its unique metallic thoracic stripes. Females are similar in appearance to males, and have less pruinescence. This damselfly breeds in ponds, marshes, and paddy fields located in lowland plains.
