Common Picture Wing (Rhyothemis variegata) ഓണത്തുമ്പി, ശലഭത്തുമ്പി. Linnaeus, 1763

Common name: Common Picture Wing

Malayalam name: ഓണത്തുമ്പി, ശലഭത്തുമ്പി

Scientific name: Rhyothemis variegata  Linnaeus, 1763
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thommana, Thumboor - Kerala 

Date of observation: Various

Male                                  

Abdomen  : 23-25mm   

Hind wing : 33-36mm

Female  

Abdomen  : 20-22mm 

Hind wing : 28-37mm 

Female

Male

Male

Group in flight

Group in flight

Mating

Male

Male dorsal view

Female Dorsal View

Face of male

Face of female

Female