Saturday, August 4, 2018

Clear Winged Forest Glory(Vestalis gracilis Rambur, 1842) ചെറിയ തണല്‍ത്തുമ്പി




Common name: Clear Winged Forest Glory
Scientific name: Vestalis gracilis  Rambur, 1842
Malayalam name: ചെറിയ തണല്‍ത്തുമ്പി
Family: Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)
Place of observation: Thumboor, Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male                                 
Abdomen: 45-56 mm     
Hind wing: 34-38 mm

Female
Abdomen: 43-50 mm   
Hind wing: 36-39 mm  

Female

Male

Female

Face to Face

Male

Perching at night

Vestalis sp., Faces for comparison


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