Thursday, November 22, 2018

Orange-tailed Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865) കനല്‍വാലന്‍ ചതുപ്പന്‍

Common name: Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
Malayalam name: കനല്‍വാലന്‍ ചതുപ്പന്‍
Scientific name: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Brauer, 1865
Family: Coenagrionidae
Location: Thumboor and various places of Thrissur Dt.
Date of observation: Various
Male                                  
Abdomen  : 31-33mm   
Hind wing: 20-21mm

Female  
Abdomen: 31-35mm 
Hind wing: 20-21mm

Female

Male

Female

Female

Face to face

Tandem position

Mating - Wheel position

Mating - Tandem position

Mating - Tandem position

Mating - Tandem position, Disturbed by a male

Mating -Wheel & Tandem positions

Mating - Wheel position

Mating - Tandem position, Disturbed by a male

Mating - Tandem position, Disturbed by a male

Mating - Tandem position

Ovipositing

Trapped by a spider

Trapped by a spider

Food habits

Food habits

Mites affected


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