Pseudagrion indicum | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Pseudagrion |
Species: | P. indicum
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Binomial name | |
Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924
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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]