Saturday, November 24, 2018

Pied Reedtail (Protosticta gravelyi) പുള്ളി നിഴല്‍ത്തുമ്പി Laidlaw, 1915

Scientific name : Protosticta gravelyi   Laidlaw, 1915  
Common name : Pied Reedtail
Malayalam name : പുള്ളി നിഴല്‍ത്തുമ്പി
Family : Platystictidae
Place of observation : Thumboormuzhy, Kerala 
Date of observation  : Various

Male : Abdomen 46-49 mm  Hind-wing 20-22 mm
Female : Abdomen 33-35 mm. Hind-wing 19-23 mm.
(Fraser Vol.1 page no. 103-105)


Female

Male

Female

Male
Male
Teneral male

Teneral female


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