Archivo: Agriocnemis splendidissima by kadavoor

Description: Splendid Dartlet (Agriocnemis splendidissima), male A small black and blue damselfly with greenish blue eyes. Eyes are black above, greenish blue below, with a fine brown equatorial belt. Thorax is black with narrow greenish blue dorsal stripe. Two broad lateral blue stripes are also present. Abdomen is blue with extensive black markings. The dorsal surface of first and second segment has extensive black markings. The black markings on segments 3-7 are spatula shaped and remaining segments are black with blue ventral sides. This damselfly is closely associated with streams and lakes which have emergent aquatic vegetation. Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India.
Title: Agriocnemis splendidissima by kadavoor
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Author: Jeevan Jose
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