Orange Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion rubiae Laidlaw, 1916) തീചതുപ്പൻ

Common name: Orange Marsh Dart
Malayalam name: തീചതുപ്പൻ
Scientific name: Ceriagrion rubiae  Laidlaw, 1916
Family: Coenagrionidae (ചതുപ്പൻമാർ)
Place of observation: Thumboor -  Kerala 
Date of observation: Various

Male                                  
Abdomen: 26-29mm   
Hind wing: 17-18mm

Female  
Abdomen: 30-31mm 
Hind wing: 20 mm 

Adult female

Adult Male

Sub-adult female

Male

Male

Juvenile male

Ovipositing

Male

Male

Sub-adult female

Male

Mating