Friday, November 30, 2018

Trumpet Tail (Acisoma panorpoides Rambur, 1842) മകുടിവാലന്‍

Common name:  Trumpet Tail
Scientific name: Acisoma panorpoides  Rambur, 1842
Malayalam name: മകുടിവാലന്‍
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor, Thommana - Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male:      Abdomen 15-18 mm  Hind-wing 16-21 mm
Female:  Abdomen 15-18 mm  Hind-wing 17-22 mm. 


Female

Male

Female and male

Mating

Tandem

Immature male

Male

Male

Female

Female

Male

Mating

Female

Female with prey

Female


Male

Male

Female
Immature female 
Immature female



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