304:
289:
319:
331:
33:
96:
47:
71:
608:
620:
269:
in adults. Its abdomen is pale yellowish brown at the sides in the young, marked broadly on dorsum with metallic green, up to segment 8. The basal half of segment 9 is black and the apical half is yellowish brown. Segment 10 is yellowish brown. The yellowish-brown color of the abdomen will change to
260:
It is a medium sized damselfly with greenish blue eyes. Thorax is brown on dorsum, changing to yellowish-brown on the sides. The dorsum of thorax is marked with a pair of narrow ante-humeral metallic green stripes expanded outwardly at the abdominal end like a
274:
in the adults. Anal appendages are creamy yellow, broadly tipped with black in the young; entirely black in the adults. It can be easily distinguished from other species of this genus by its unique metallic thoracic stripes.
743:
769:
863:
569:
A Survey of the
Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India with Special Remarks on the Genera Macromia and Idionyx and Descriptions of Thirty New Species
844:
717:
303:
288:
318:
903:
908:
878:
883:
518:
359:
330:
265:. There are three tiny black spots on the lateral sides. The brown color of the thorax will change to bluish-white due to
898:
837:
893:
678:
774:
888:
364:
354:
913:
873:
624:
95:
830:
563:
539:
32:
636:
683:
440:
200:
435:
Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023).
704:
567:
413:
60:
612:
342:
90:
748:
782:
691:
514:
787:
761:
408:
46:
868:
587:
509:
K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018).
814:
549:
857:
756:
399:
390:
80:
75:
488:
696:
464:
309:
295:
279:
271:
266:
262:
730:
659:
607:
543:
810:
436:
249:
229:
157:
127:
107:
670:
619:
653:
245:
233:
167:
722:
147:
735:
545:
The Fauna of
British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I
548:. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp.
177:
137:
117:
630:
241:
709:
634:
589:
Dragonflies and
Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide
491:. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies
384:
382:
380:
575:. Zoological Survey of India. Volumes (Records). p. 484.
818:
511:
Atlas of
Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India
341:
It breeds in ponds, marshes and paddy fields in the
643:
236:, the spreadwings. It is known commonly as the
513:. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 36–37.
414:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-2.RLTS.T190840A8835656.en
838:
8:
278:Female is similar to the male and with less
845:
831:
631:
69:
45:
31:
20:
412:
534:
532:
530:
376:
284:
483:
481:
459:
457:
7:
806:
804:
489:"Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862"
465:"Lestes elatus Hagen in Selys, 1862"
864:IUCN Red List least concern species
400:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
14:
618:
606:
329:
317:
302:
287:
94:
1:
360:List of odonates of Sri Lanka
817:. You can help Knowledge by
904:Least concern biota of Asia
586:Subramanian, K. A. (2005).
467:. India Biodiversity Portal
324:Anal appendages of the male
930:
803:
909:Insects described in 1862
879:Insects of Southeast Asia
365:List of odonata of Kerala
355:List of odonates of India
206:
199:
91:Scientific classification
89:
67:
58:
53:
44:
39:
30:
23:
884:Damselflies of Sri Lanka
809:This article related to
256:Description and habitat
441:University of Alabama
407:: e.T190840A8835656.
627:at Wikimedia Commons
437:"World Odonata List"
270:bluish-white due to
216:Hagen in Selys, 1862
16:Species of damselfly
899:Insects of Thailand
61:Conservation status
894:Insects of Myanmar
439:. OdonataCentral,
312:mark on the thorax
240:. It is native to
238:emerald spreadwing
826:
825:
798:
797:
783:Open Tree of Life
637:Taxon identifiers
623:Media related to
389:Phan, Q. (2011).
221:
220:
84:
921:
889:Insects of India
847:
840:
833:
805:
791:
790:
778:
777:
765:
764:
752:
751:
739:
738:
726:
725:
713:
712:
700:
699:
687:
686:
674:
673:
664:
663:
662:
632:
622:
611:Data related to
610:
594:
593:
583:
577:
576:
574:
560:
554:
553:
536:
525:
524:
506:
500:
499:
497:
496:
485:
476:
475:
473:
472:
461:
452:
451:
449:
447:
432:
426:
425:
423:
421:
416:
386:
333:
321:
306:
294:Adult male with
291:
228:is a species of
212:
99:
98:
78:
73:
72:
49:
35:
21:
929:
928:
924:
923:
922:
920:
919:
918:
914:Lestoidea stubs
874:Odonata of Asia
854:
853:
852:
851:
801:
799:
794:
786:
781:
773:
768:
760:
755:
747:
742:
734:
729:
721:
716:
708:
703:
695:
690:
682:
677:
669:
667:
658:
657:
652:
639:
603:
598:
597:
585:
584:
580:
572:
564:C FC Lt. Fraser
562:
561:
557:
540:C FC Lt. Fraser
538:
537:
528:
521:
508:
507:
503:
494:
492:
487:
486:
479:
470:
468:
463:
462:
455:
445:
443:
434:
433:
429:
419:
417:
388:
387:
378:
373:
351:
337:
334:
325:
322:
313:
307:
298:
292:
258:
217:
214:
208:
195:
93:
85:
74:
70:
63:
17:
12:
11:
5:
927:
925:
917:
916:
911:
906:
901:
896:
891:
886:
881:
876:
871:
866:
856:
855:
850:
849:
842:
835:
827:
824:
823:
796:
795:
793:
792:
779:
766:
753:
740:
727:
714:
701:
688:
675:
665:
649:
647:
641:
640:
635:
629:
628:
616:
615:at Wikispecies
602:
601:External links
599:
596:
595:
578:
555:
526:
519:
501:
477:
453:
427:
375:
374:
372:
369:
368:
367:
362:
357:
350:
347:
339:
338:
335:
328:
326:
323:
316:
314:
308:
301:
299:
293:
286:
257:
254:
232:in the family
219:
218:
215:
204:
203:
197:
196:
192:L. elatus
189:
187:
183:
182:
175:
171:
170:
165:
161:
160:
155:
151:
150:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
130:
125:
121:
120:
115:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
87:
86:
68:
65:
64:
59:
56:
55:
51:
50:
42:
41:
37:
36:
28:
27:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
926:
915:
912:
910:
907:
905:
902:
900:
897:
895:
892:
890:
887:
885:
882:
880:
877:
875:
872:
870:
867:
865:
862:
861:
859:
848:
843:
841:
836:
834:
829:
828:
822:
820:
816:
812:
807:
802:
789:
784:
780:
776:
771:
767:
763:
758:
754:
750:
745:
741:
737:
732:
728:
724:
719:
715:
711:
706:
702:
698:
693:
689:
685:
680:
676:
672:
666:
661:
655:
651:
650:
648:
646:
645:Lestes elatus
642:
638:
633:
626:
625:Lestes elatus
621:
617:
614:
613:Lestes elatus
609:
605:
604:
600:
591:
590:
582:
579:
571:
570:
565:
559:
556:
551:
547:
546:
541:
535:
533:
531:
527:
522:
520:9788181714954
516:
512:
505:
502:
490:
484:
482:
478:
466:
460:
458:
454:
442:
438:
431:
428:
415:
410:
406:
402:
401:
396:
394:
393:Lestes elatus
385:
383:
381:
377:
370:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
352:
348:
346:
344:
332:
327:
320:
315:
311:
305:
300:
297:
290:
285:
283:
281:
276:
273:
268:
264:
255:
253:
251:
247:
243:
239:
235:
231:
227:
226:
225:Lestes elatus
213:
211:
210:Lestes elatus
205:
202:
201:Binomial name
198:
194:
193:
188:
185:
184:
181:
180:
176:
173:
172:
169:
166:
163:
162:
159:
156:
153:
152:
149:
146:
143:
142:
139:
136:
133:
132:
129:
126:
123:
122:
119:
116:
113:
112:
109:
106:
103:
102:
97:
92:
88:
82:
77:
76:Least Concern
66:
62:
57:
52:
48:
43:
38:
34:
29:
26:
25:Lestes elatus
22:
19:
819:expanding it
808:
800:
644:
588:
581:
568:
558:
544:
510:
504:
493:. Retrieved
469:. Retrieved
444:. Retrieved
430:
418:. Retrieved
404:
398:
392:
340:
310:Hockey stick
296:pruinescence
280:pruinescence
277:
272:pruinescence
267:pruinescence
263:hockey stick
259:
237:
224:
223:
222:
209:
207:
191:
190:
178:
24:
18:
731:iNaturalist
420:20 November
858:Categories
495:2017-03-08
471:2017-03-08
371:References
154:Suborder:
128:Arthropoda
811:Lestoidea
250:Sri Lanka
230:damselfly
186:Species:
158:Zygoptera
114:Kingdom:
108:Eukaryota
749:10347234
668:BioLib:
660:Q1845281
654:Wikidata
566:(1924).
542:(1933).
349:See also
246:Thailand
234:Lestidae
168:Lestidae
164:Family:
124:Phylum:
118:Animalia
104:Domain:
81:IUCN 3.1
788:3009035
775:1736067
723:5051583
710:1034171
174:Genus:
148:Odonata
144:Order:
138:Insecta
134:Class:
79: (
54:Female
869:Lestes
762:190840
736:149502
684:538665
671:227837
517:
446:14 Mar
343:plains
336:Female
282:.
179:Lestes
813:is a
744:IRMNG
697:6Q2RX
573:(PDF)
242:India
40:Male
815:stub
770:NCBI
757:IUCN
718:GBIF
679:BOLD
552:-40.
515:ISBN
448:2023
422:2021
405:2011
248:and
705:EoL
692:CoL
409:doi
860::
785::
772::
759::
746::
733::
720::
707::
694::
681::
656::
550:37
529:^
480:^
456:^
403:.
397:.
379:^
345:.
252:.
244:,
846:e
839:t
832:v
821:.
592:.
523:.
498:.
474:.
450:.
424:.
411::
395:"
391:"
83:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
