Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Common Hooktail or Lined Hooktail (Paragomphus lineatus Selys, 1850) ചൂണ്ടവാലൻ കടുവ

Common name: Common Hooktail or Lined Hooktail  
Malayalam name: ചൂണ്ടവാലൻ കടുവ   
Scientific name: Paragomphus lineatus  Selys, 1850  
Family: Gomphidae (Clubtailsകടുവാതുമ്പികൾ 
Place of observation: Thumboor/ Thommana, Kerala   
Date of observation: Various  

Female:  Abdomen 31-36 mm  Hind-wing 24-27 mm.   
Male:      Abdomen 32-37 mm  Hind-wing 24-27 mm


Young male
Male
Young Female
Young female
Mating

Young female
Face of female
Newly emerged female
Juvenile female
Juvenile male
Young male
Young female
Adult male
Young male
Anal appendages Dorsal view
Anal appendages lateral view

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