Wednesday, December 26, 2018

Ground skimmer (Diplacodes trivialis Fabricius, 1793) നാട്ടു നിലത്തന്‍

Common name:  Ground skimmer
Malayalam name: നാട്ടു നിലത്തന്‍
Scientific name: Diplacodes trivialis  Fabricius, 1793 
Family: Libellulidae
Place of observation: Thumboor - Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male:      Abdomen 19-22 mm  Hind-wing 22-23 mm
Female:  Abdomen 18-20 mm  Hind-wing 22-24 mm. 

Female

Adult male

Female obelisk posture

Juvenile Female

Adult Female
Mating

Male

Juvenile male

Female

Immature female

Adult male
Subadult male

Subadult male face to face

Sub-adult female

Sub-adult female face to face
Wings

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