Pseudagrion indicum
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| Pseudagrion indicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Pseudagrion |
| Species: | P. indicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 | |
Pseudagrion indicum,[2][1] yellow-striped blue dart[3] or yellow-striped dart,[4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found only in Western Ghats of India.[1][5]
It is a medium sized damselfly with black-capped greenish eyes. Its thorax is black on dorsum with black humeral stripes; the area between them is pale green. The lateral sides are azure blue. Abdominal segments 1 and 2 are azure blue with black marks on the dorsum. Mark on segment 2 looks like a chalice or thistle-head. Segments 3 to 7 are black on dorsum and pale green on the sides. Segments 8 and 9 are azure blue with black apical annules. Segment 10 is black.[6]
Female has yellowish green thorax and green eyes capped with yellowish green. Color of the abdomen is similar to the male; but paler. Segments 8 and 9 are also black with fine apical blue rings. Segment 10 is blue.[6]
It breeds in small streams and associated marshes in sub-montane and montane areas of the Western Ghats.[6][7][8][3][4]
