Thursday, May 10, 2018

Wayanad Bowtail (Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924 ) വയനാടൻ കടുവ.

Common name: Wayanad Bowtail
Scientific name: Macrogomphus wynaadicus Fraser, 1924
Family: Gomphidae 
Malayalam name: വയനാടൻ കടുവ
Place of observation: Thumboormuzhy, Kerala
Date of observation: 23-08-2017 (Male), 29-07-2018 (Female)


Male: 
Abdomen mm Hind-wing mm
Female: 
 Abdomen mm Hind-wing mm.


It is Endemic to the Western Ghats

Female

Male


Larval Exuviae



Yellow Tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener Rambur, 1842) പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി.


Scientific name : Potamarcha congener  Rambur, 1842
Common name: Yellow-Tailed Ashy Skimmer
Malayalam name : പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor/ Thommana, Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male                                  
Abdomen  : 29-32mm   
Hind wing : 33-35mm

Female  
Abdomen  : 29-31mm 
Hind wing : 33-37mm

Female

Female

Female

Male & Female


Teneral Male

Juvenile Male
Adult male.

Adult male.

Adult male.

Purinosed Male

Purinosed Male

Purinosed Male

Friendship
Yellow-tailed ashy skimmer male & Crimson tailed marsh hawk

Main body parts of a Dragonfly
Yellow Tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) perching.
പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി.

Yellow Tailed Ashy Skimmer (Potamarcha congener) perching.
പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി.

Group perching of Yellow Tailed Ashy Skimmers (Potamarcha congener)
പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി.




Yellow Featherleg (Copera marginipes) മഞ്ഞക്കാലി പാല്‍ത്തുമ്പി. Rambur, 1842

Common name: Yellow Featherleg
Malayalam name: മഞ്ഞക്കാലി പാല്‍ത്തുമ്പി.
Scientific name: Copera marginipes  Rambur, 1842
Family: Platycnemididae
Place of observation: Thumboor, Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male :      Abdomen 28-31 mm  Hind-wing 16-18 mm
Female :  Abdomen 29-30 mm  Hind-wing 20mm.

Emergence of Female
Teneral Female
Juvenile female
Juvenile Female
Sub adult Female
Female
Female
Female
Juvenile Male
Sub adult male. 
Subadult Male
Male
Male
Male
Male
Mating Tandem 
Mating Tandem 
Mating
Ovipositing
Ovipositing
Ovipositing




Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia Drury, 1773) തവിടന്‍ തുരുമ്പന്‍.

Common name: Fulvous Forest Skimmer
Malayalam name: തവിടന്‍ തുരുമ്പന്‍ 
Scientific name: Neurothemis fulvia  Drury, 1773
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor, Kerala 
Date of observation: Various


Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia) female. തവിടന്‍ തുരുമ്പന്‍.

Fulvous Forest Skimmer (Neurothemis fulvia) male. തവിടന്‍ തുരുമ്പന്‍.
Male
Sub Adult Male

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Rufous Backed Marsh Hawk ( Brachydiplax chalybea Brauer, 1868) തവിട്ടുവെണ്ണീറൻ.

Common name: Rufous Backed Marsh Hawk
Scientific name: Brachydiplax chalybea  Brauer, 1868
Malayalam name: തവിട്ടുവെണ്ണീറൻ
Family: Libellulidae
Location: Thumboor/ Thommana, Kerala 
Date of observation: Various
Male
Female
Mating.

Male

Males in flight.

Male

Male

Male

Female

Male

Male

Male

Female

Female

Female

Laying eggs

Sub-adult male

Laying eggs

Laying eggs

Eggs

Laying eggs

Eggs

Larva