Scientific name: Onychothemis testacea Laidlaw, 1902
Common name: Stellate River Hawk
Malayalam name : കാട്ടുപുള്ളൻ
Family : Libellulidae (Skmmers, നീര്മുത്തന്)
Place of observation: Thumboormuzhy, Thumboor - Kerala
Place of observation: Thumboormuzhy, Thumboor - Kerala
Date of observation: Various
Male: Abdomen 34-36 mm Hind-wing 40-42 mm
Female: Abdomen 36 mm Hind-wing 42-44 mm.
Male: Abdomen 34-36 mm Hind-wing 40-42 mm
Female: Abdomen 36 mm Hind-wing 42-44 mm.
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| Male with prey |
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| Male preying on a Chocolate Pansy (Junonia iphita) butterfly |
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