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) പുള്ളിവാലന്‍ തുമ്പി. Rambur, 1842

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.

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

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