Template:Italic title Template:Taxobox Calocypha laidlawi,[1] or myristica sapphire,[2][3] is a rare species of damselfly belonging to the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found only from Karnataka and Kerala in South India.[4][5]
Description and habitat
It is a small damselfly with big eyes and several vermilion spots on the head. Its thorax is dark with a narrow vermilion mark on dorsum and pale yellow marks on the lower part of lateral sides. The apical third of each wing is black with dark violet-metallic reflections. Its abdomen is black, marked with bright azure blue on segments 1 to 8.[6]
Female is black with yellow markings on the face, thorax and abdomen. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow mid-lateral stripes and dots in segments 2 to 7. Fore-wings are transparent. Apices of the hind-wings are broadly brown. Pterostigma are with inner half black and outer half white.[6]
It breeds in forest streams and rivers flowing through the myristica swamps. It is commonly found perched on half-submerged logs in mid-stream or resting on twigs overhanging the river.[7][6][8][2][3] It is a shade-lover; found perched on partially submerged logs in mid-stream or resting on overhanging twigs in the river.[6]
See also
References
- ↑ Template:World Odonata List
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924. India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Taylor and Francis(1934)
- ↑ Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide{{#if:Subramanian|, Subramanian}(2005)
- ↑ A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1924)