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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Kerala

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Pale-spotted Emperor 1
Anax guttatus
Common Bluetail 2
Ischnura senegalensis
Scarlet Skimmer 3
Crocothemis servilia
Common Picture Wing 4
Rhyothemis variegata
Indian Violet Dartlet 5
Aciagrion approximans
Green-striped slender dartlet
Aciagrion occidentale
Pale Slender Dartlet
Aciagrion pallidum
Grizzled Pintail 6
Acisoma panorpoides
Scarlet Marsh Hawk 7
Aethriamanta brevipennis
Kerala dartlet 8
Agriocnemis keralensis
White dartlet 8
Agriocnemis pieris
Wandering Midget 9
Agriocnemis pygmaea
Azure Dartlet 10
Amphiallagma parvum
Vagrant Emperor 11
Anax ephippiger
Fiery Emperor 12
Anax immaculifrons
Elephant Emperor 13
Anax indicus
long-banded bluetail 14
Archibasis oscillans
Oriental Blue Dasher 15
Brachydiplax chalybea
Little Blue Marsh Hawk 16
Brachydiplax sobrina
Ditch Jewel 17
Brachythemis contaminata
Granite Ghost 18
Bradinopyga geminata
Plain Sinuate Clubtail 19
Burmagomphus laidlawi
Coorg Bambootail 10
Caconeura ramburi
Wayanad Bambootail
Caconeura risi
Myristica sapphire
Calocypha laidlawi
Orange-tailed Sprite 15
Ceriagrion auranticum
Orange-tailed Marsh Dart 20
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum
Coromandel Marsh Dart 21
Ceriagrion coromandelianum
rusty marsh dart 19
Ceriagrion olivaceum
Yellow featherlegs 6
Copera marginipes
Blue Bush Dart 22
Copera vittata
Emerald-banded Skimmer 23
Cratilla lineata
Cyclogomphus heterostylus
Charcoal-winged Percher 19
Diplacodes nebulosa
Chalky Percher 24
Diplacodes trivialis
black torrent dart 10
Dysphaea ethela
Red-striped Bambootail 25
Elattoneura souteri
Black and Yellow Bambootail 26
Elattoneura tetrica
Rubytailed Hawklet 22
Epithemis mariae
Spotted Torrent Hawk
Epophthalmia frontalis
common torrent hawk
Epophthalmia vittata
Palani Bambootail
Esme cyaneovittata
Nilgiri Bambootail 14
Esme longistyla
Travancore bambootail 27
Esme mudiensis
Travancore torrent dart 28
Euphaea cardinalis
Euphaea dispar 29
Malabar torrent dart 30
Euphaea fraseri
Kodagu Clubtail 27
Gomphidia kodaguensis
Small Duskhawker 31
Gynacantha bayadera
Indian Duskhawker 23
Gynacantha dravida
Indian Lyretail 32
Heliogomphus promelas
Asian emerald 33
Hemicordulia asiatica
Amber-winged Glider 23
Hydrobasileus croceus
Common Clubtail 34
Ictinogomphus rapax
Travancore Daggerhead
Idionyx travancorensis
Davenport’s False Spreadwing 26
Indolestes gracilis
Black Marsh Skimmer 35
Indothemis carnatica
Restless Demon 36
Indothemis limbata
Asian Blood Tail 12
Lathrecista asiatica
Dusky Spreadwing 10
Lestes concinnus
Forest spreadwing 5
Lestes dorothea
Wandering Spreadwing 23
Lestes nodalis
Scalloped Spreadwing 18
Lestes praemorsus
Golden gem 12
Libellago lineata
Little Bloodtail 16
Lyriothemis acigastra
Wandering Pennant 37
Macrodiplax cora
Wayanad Bowtail 14
Macrogomphus wynaadicus
Macromia annaimallaiensis 38
Macromia bellicosa
Macromia cingulata 39
Yellow Torrent Hawk 25
Macromia flavocolorata
Macromia ida
Fraser’s Torrent Hawk 40
Macromia irata
Dark Daggerhead 26
Macromidia donaldi
Megalogomphus hannyngtoni 41
Malabar Bambootail 42
Melanoneura bilineata
Pygmy clubtail 26
Microgomphus souteri
Brown dartlet 43
Mortonagrion varralli
Stream Glory 44
Neurobasis chinensis
Russet Percher 45
Neurothemis fulvia
Paddyfield Parasol 46
Neurothemis intermedia
Pied Paddy Skimmer 47
Neurothemis tullia
Marsh Dancer 10
Onychargia atrocyana
Stellate River Hawk 12
Onychothemis testacea
Spine-tufted Skimmer 7
Orthetrum chrysis
Blue Marsh Hawk 7
Orthetrum glaucum
Slender Blue Skimmer 48
Orthetrum luzonicum
Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk 49
Orthetrum pruinosum
Green Marsh Hawk 50
Orthetrum sabina
Little skimmer 51
Orthetrum taeniolatum
Orange Skimmer 7
Orthetrum testaceum
Blue-tailed Forest Hawk 23
Orthetrum triangulare
Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer 52
Palpopleura sexmaculata
Wandering Glider 53
Pantala flavescens
Dusky Lilysquatter 54
Paracercion calamorum
Lined Hooktail 55
Paragomphus lineatus
Myristica bambootail 40
Phylloneura westermanni
Green-eyed Spreadwing 56
Platylestes platystylus
Swampwatcher 57
Potamarcha congener
Red-striped Black Bambootail 31
Prodasineura verticalis

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