Wednesday, November 28, 2018

Black scrub glider, or Light-tipped Demon (Indothemis carnatica) കരിമ്പന്‍ ചരല്‍മുത്തി Fabricius, 1798

Common name: Black Scrub Glider or Light-tipped Demon
Malayalam name: കരിമ്പൻ ചരല്‍മുത്തി
Scientific name: Indothemis carnatica  Fabricius, 1798
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor, Thumboormuzhy & Chinnar - Kerala 
Date of observation  : 30-07-2015, 29-04-2016, 15-12-2019

Male:      Abdomen 25-26 mm  Hind-wing 28-31 mm
Female:  Abdomen 24 mm       Hind-wing 29 mm.


Main difference between Trithemis festiva and Indothemis carnatica - Indothemis carnatica male's anal appendages is White.


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