Mortonagrion varralli
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| Mortonagrion varralli | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Mortonagrion |
| Species: | M. varralli |
| Binomial name | |
| Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920 | |
Mortonagrion varralli,[2][1] the brown dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, endemic to India.[1][5] The insect is named after Frederic Charles Fraser's wife, Ethel Grace Fraser (née Varrall) (1881–1960), a constant companion of his collecting trips in India.[6]
It is a small damselfly with ground-colour head and brown capped grey eyes. Its thorax is pale brown with a narrow antehumeral pale blue stripe, followed by pale blue at base. Abdomen is reddish-brown; 8th segment has a broader pale sky-blue basal annule which extends apically on each side. Female is similar to the male.[7][8][9][10][3][4]
The species is commonly found at sea-level or on the foothills of the Western Ghats. Similarly to species in the genus Copera, it prefers the dense undergrowth.[8]
