Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928) is a animal in the Chlorocyphidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928)

Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928)

Libellago indica is a small forest-stream breeding damselfly distinguished by specific abdominal markings.

Genus
Libellago
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Libellago indica (Fraser, 1928)

This species, Libellago indica, is a small damselfly. It has a large head and yellowish eyes with a brown cap. Its thorax is black, marked with yellow. Its wings are transparent, and the forewings have black spots at their tips. The abdomen is black, with large yellow spots along the sides of segments 2 through 7. Segments 2 to 5 have broad mid-dorsal black stripes; these stripes are absent in L. lineata lineata. These abdominal markings make it easy to distinguish Libellago indica from other members of the Libellago lineata group. Females are dull brown and have transparent wings. Sub-adult males also have transparent wings. Libellago indica is commonly found along the banks of forest rivers and streams. It frequently perches on emergent water plants and overhanging bushes. It breeds in hill streams and rivers.

Photo: (c) Aniruddha Singhamahapatra, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Aniruddha Singhamahapatra · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Chlorocyphidae Libellago

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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