List of Odonata of Kerala
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The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in Kerala, a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India.
Suborder: Zygoptera (Damselflies)[edit]
Family: Lestidae (Spread-winged damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Indolestes[edit]
Species: Indolestes gracilis davenporti[edit]
- male
- young male
- female
- tandem pair
Species: Indolestes pulcherrimus[edit]
- male
- female
- mating pair
Genus: Lestes[edit]
Species: Lestes concinnus[edit]
- Lestes concinnus male
- Lestes concinnus female
Species: Lestes dorothea[edit]
- male
- female
- tandem pair
- diffuse stripes on the humeral suture
Species: Lestes elatus[edit]
- Adult male with pruinescence
- Sub-adult male
- Hockey stick mark on the thorax
- Anal appendages of the male
- Female
Species: Lestes malabaricus[edit]
- Male
- Male
- Appendages
Species: Lestes nodalis[edit]
- Lestes nodalis male
- Lestes nodalis female
Species: Lestes patricia[edit]
- Male (dorsal view)
- Male (lateral view)
- Female (dorsal view)
- Male (marks on thorax)
Species: Lestes praemorsus[edit]
- Lestes praemorsus male
- Lestes praemorsus male
- female
Genus: Platylestes[edit]
Species: Platylestes kirani[edit]
- male
- female
- Black marks on thorax
Species: Platylestes platystylus[edit]
- Platylestes platystylus male
- Platylestes platystylus young male
- Platylestes platystylus female
- Platylestes platystylus female
Family: Platystictidae (Shadow damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Indosticta[edit]
Species: Indosticta deccanensis[edit]
- male
- Indosticta deccanensis male
- Indosticta deccanensis female
Genus: Protosticta[edit]
Species: Protosticta armageddonia[edit]
Species: Protosticta antelopoides[edit]
Species: Protosticta cyanofemora[edit]
- Male
- Female
- Head
Species: Protosticta davenporti[edit]
- Male
- Female
- Anal appendages (male)
Species: Protosticta gravelyi[edit]
- Protosticta gravelyi male
- Protosticta gravelyi female
Species: Protosticta hearseyi[edit]
- Protosticta hearseyi male
Species: Protosticta monticola[edit]
- Protosticta monticola male
- head
Species: Protosticta mortoni[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Protosticta ponmudiensis[edit]
- Protosticta ponmudiensis male
- Protosticta ponmudiensis male
Species: Protosticta rufostigma[edit]
- Protosticta rufostigma male
- Protosticta rufostigma female
Species: Protosticta sanguinostigma[edit]
- Protosticta sanguinostigma male
- Protosticta sanguinostigma female
Species: Protosticta sholai[edit]
- male
- female
Family: Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Neurobasis[edit]
Species: Neurobasis chinensis[edit]
- Neurobasis chinensis male
- Neurobasis chinensis female
- Neurobasis chinensis male (wing flashing)
Genus: Vestalis[edit]
Species: Vestalis apicalis[edit]
- Vestalis apicalis male
- Vestalis apicalis female
- ovipositing
Species: Vestalis gracilis[edit]
- Vestalis gracilis male
- Vestalis gracilis female
Species: Vestalis submontana[edit]
- Vestalis submontana male
- Vestalis submontana sub-adult male
- Vestalis submontana female
Family: Chlorocyphidae (Stream Jewels)[edit]
Genus: Calocypha[edit]
Species: Calocypha laidlawi[edit]
- male
- Calocypha laidlawi male
- Calocypha laidlawi female
Genus: Heliocypha[edit]
Species: Heliocypha bisignata[edit]
- Heliocypha bisignata male
- Heliocypha bisignata female
- Heliocypha bisignata teneral male
- Heliocypha bisignata mating pair
Genus: Libellago[edit]
Species: Libellago indica[edit]
- Libellago indica male
- Libellago indica female
- Libellago indica juvenile male
- Libellago indica mating pair
- Libellago indica egg-laying
Family: Euphaeidae (Gossamerwinged damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Dysphaea[edit]
Species: Dysphaea ethela[edit]
- Dysphaea ethela male
- Dysphaea ethela female
- female
Genus: Euphaea[edit]
Species: Euphaea cardinalis[edit]
- Euphaea cardinalis male
- male
Species: Euphaea dispar[edit]
- Euphaea dispar male
- Female
Species: Euphaea fraseri[edit]
- Euphaea fraseri male
- Euphaea fraseri female
- Euphaea fraseri male (wing flashing)
- Euphaea fraseri mating pair
Species: Euphaea pseudodispar[edit]
- male
- female
Family: Platycnemididae (White-legged damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Caconeura[edit]
Species: Caconeura gomphoides[edit]
- Male
Species: Caconeura ramburi[edit]
- Caconeura ramburi male
- Caconeura ramburi female
Species: Caconeura risi[edit]
- male
- male
- Caconeura risi female
Genus: Copera[edit]
Species: Copera marginipes[edit]
- Copera marginipes male
- Copera marginipes female
- Appendages (male)
- Copera marginipes juvenile male
Species: Copera vittata[edit]
- Copera vittata male
- Copera vittata female
- Appendages (male)
- Copera vittata juvenile male
Genus: Disparoneura[edit]
Species: Disparoneura apicalis[edit]
- male
- Disparoneura apicalis male
- Disparoneura apicalis female
Species: Disparoneura quadrimaculata[edit]
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata male
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata female
Genus: Elattoneura[edit]
Species: Elattoneura souteri[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Elattoneura tetrica[edit]
- male
- male
- female
Genus: Esme[edit]
Species: Esme cyaneovittata[edit]
- Male
- Female
- Face
Species: Esme longistyla[edit]
- Male
- Female
- Mating pair
Species: Esme mudiensis[edit]
- Esme mudiensis male
- Esme mudiensis female
Genus: Melanoneura[edit]
Species: Melanoneura bilineata[edit]
- male
- male
- appendages
Genus: Onychargia[edit]
Species: Onychargia atrocyana[edit]
- Onychargia atrocyana male
- male (sub-adult)
- female
Genus: Phylloneura[edit]
Species: Phylloneura westermanni[edit]
- Phylloneura westermanni male
- Phylloneura westermanni mating pair
Genus: Prodasineura[edit]
Species: Prodasineura verticalis[edit]
- Prodasineura verticalis male
- Prodasineura verticalis female
- Prodasineura verticalis egg-laying
- Prodasineura verticalis female (emergence)
Family: Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged damselflies)[edit]
Genus: Aciagrion[edit]
Species: Aciagrion approximans krishna[edit]
- male
- female
- tandem pair
Species: Aciagrion occidentale[edit]
- Aciagrion occidentale male
- female
- Aciagrion occidentale female (sub-adult)
Genus: Agriocnemis[edit]
Species: Agriocnemis keralensis[edit]
- male
- male
- female
Species: Agriocnemis pieris[edit]
- Agriocnemis pieris male
- Agriocnemis pieris female
- Agriocnemis pieris female (red form)
- Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female red form)
- Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female white form)
Species: Agriocnemis pygmaea[edit]
- Agriocnemis pygmaea male
- Agriocnemis pygmaea female
- Agriocnemis pygmaea female (androchrome)
Species: Agriocnemis splendidissima[edit]
- Agriocnemis splendidissima male
- Agriocnemis splendidissima female (red)
- Agriocnemis splendidissima female (green)
- Agriocnemis splendidissima sub-adult male
- Agriocnemis splendidissima juvenile male
Genus: Amphiallagma[edit]
Species: Amphiallagma parvum[edit]
- Amphiallagma parvum male
- Amphiallagma parvum female
Genus: Archibasis[edit]
Species: Archibasis oscillans[edit]
- Archibasis oscillans male
- Female
- Archibasis oscillans mating pair
- Archibasis oscillans egg-laying
Genus: Ceriagrion[edit]
Species: Ceriagrion cerinorubellum[edit]
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum male
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum female
- Intra-male sperm translocation
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum mating
Species: Ceriagrion chromothorax[edit]
- male
- Anal appendages
- female
Species: Ceriagrion coromandelianum[edit]
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum male
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum female
- mating pair
Species: Ceriagrion olivaceum[edit]
- Ceriagrion olivaceum male
- Ceriagrion olivaceum female
- Ceriagrion olivaceum auraniacum male
Species: Ceriagrion rubiae[edit]
- male
- Ceriagrion rubiae male
- Ceriagrion rubiae (tandem pair)
Genus: Ischnura[edit]
Species: Ischnura rubilio[edit]
- Ischnura rubilio male
- Ischnura rubilio female
- Ischnura rubilio mating pair
Species: Ischnura senegalensis[edit]
- male
- female (androchrome)
- Female (gynochrome)
- Female (gynochrome, sub-adult)
- Mating pair
Genus: Mortonagrion[edit]
Species: Mortonagrion varralli[edit]
- Mortonagrion varralli male
- Mortonagrion varralli female
Genus: Paracercion[edit]
Species: Paracercion calamorum[edit]
- Paracercion calamorum male
- Paracercion calamorum female
- male (sub-adult)
Species: Paracercion melanotum[edit]
- Paracercion melanotum male
- Paracercion melanotum male (dorsal view)
Genus: Pseudagrion[edit]
Species: Pseudagrion australasiae[edit]
- male
- anal appendages (male)
- anal appendages (male)
Species: Pseudagrion decorum[edit]
- Pseudagrion decorum male
- Pseudagrion decorum female
Species: Pseudagrion indicum[edit]
- Pseudagrion indicum male
- male
- Pseudagrion indicum mating pair
Species: Pseudagrion malabaricum[edit]
- Male
- Female
- Mating pair
Species: Pseudagrion microcephalum[edit]
- Pseudagrion microcephalum male
- Pseudagrion microcephalum female
- tandem pair
Species: Pseudagrion rubriceps[edit]
- Pseudagrion rubriceps male
- Pseudagrion rubriceps female
- Tandem pair
Suborder: Anisoptera (Dragonflies)[edit]
Family: Aeshnidae (Hawkers or Darners)[edit]
Genus: Anaciaeschna[edit]
Species: Anaciaeschna jaspidea[edit]
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (dorsal view)
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (ventral view)
Species: Anaciaeschna martini[edit]
- male
- female
Genus: Anax[edit]
Species: Anax ephippiger[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Anax guttatus[edit]
- Anax guttatus male
- Anax guttatus female
- Anax guttatus male (in flight)
Species: Anax immaculifrons[edit]
- Anax immaculifrons male
- Anax immaculifrons male
- Anax immaculifrons female
Species: Anax indicus[edit]
- male
- female
- female
Species: Anax parthenope[edit]
- Anax parthenope male
- male
- Anax parthenope female
Genus: Gynacantha[edit]
Species: Gynacantha dravida[edit]
- Gynacantha dravida male
- Gynacantha dravida female
Species: Gynacantha millardi[edit]
- Gynacantha millardi male
- Gynacantha millardi female
Family: Gomphidae (Clubtails)[edit]
Genus: Acrogomphus[edit]
Species: Acrogomphus fraseri[edit]
Genus: Asiagomphus[edit]
Species: Asiagomphus nilgiricus[edit]
- male
Genus: Burmagomphus[edit]
Species: Burmagomphus cauvericus[edit]
- male
- male
- female
Species: Burmagomphus chaukulensis[edit]
- male
- mating pair
Species: Burmagomphus laidlawi[edit]
- Burmagomphus laidlawi male
- male
- male
Species: Burmagomphus pyramidalis[edit]
Genus: Cyclogomphus[edit]
Species: Cyclogomphus flavoannulatus[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Cyclogomphus heterostylus[edit]
- female
Genus: Davidioides[edit]
Species: Davidioides martini[edit]
- male
Genus: Gomphidia[edit]
Species: Gomphidia kodaguensis[edit]
- male
- male
- female
Genus: Heliogomphus[edit]
Species: Heliogomphus promelas[edit]
- Heliogomphus promelas male
- Heliogomphus promelas male
- Appendages
Genus: Ictinogomphus[edit]
Species: Ictinogomphus rapax[edit]
- Ictinogomphus rapax male
- Ictinogomphus rapax female
Genus: Lamelligomphus[edit]
Species: Lamelligomphus nilgiriensis[edit]
- male
- female
Genus: Macrogomphus[edit]
Species: Macrogomphus wynaadicus[edit]
- male
- male
- female
Genus: Megalogomphus[edit]
Species: Megalogomphus hannyngtoni[edit]
- male
- male
Species: Megalogomphus superbus[edit]
- male
Genus: Melligomphus[edit]
Species: Melligomphus acinaces[edit]
- male
- Onychogomphus acinaces female
- Appendages
Genus: Merogomphus[edit]
Species: Merogomphus longistigma[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Merogomphus tamaracherriensis[edit]
- male
- female
- male (appendages)
Genus: Microgomphus[edit]
Species: Microgomphus souteri[edit]
- Microgomphus souteri male
- Microgomphus souteri female
- Appendages
Genus: Nychogomphus[edit]
Species: Nychogomphus striatus[edit]
- male
- male
- appendages
Genus: Onychogomphus[edit]
Species: Onychogomphus malabarensis[edit]
Genus: Paragomphus[edit]
Species: Paragomphus lineatus[edit]
- Paragomphus lineatus male
- Paragomphus lineatus female
Family: Chlorogomphidae[edit]
Genus: Chlorogomphus[edit]
Species: Chlorogomphus campioni[edit]
- Male
Species: Chlorogomphus xanthoptera[edit]
- Male
Family: Macromiidae (Cruisers)[edit]
Genus: Epophthalmia[edit]
Species: Epophthalmia frontalis[edit]
- male
- male
Species: Epophthalmia vittata[edit]
- Epophthalmia vittata male
- female
- female
Genus: Macromia[edit]
Species: Macromia annaimallaiensis[edit]
- male
Species: Macromia bellicosa[edit]
- male
- male
Species: Macromia cingulata[edit]
- male
- female
Species: Macromia ellisoni[edit]
- Macromia ellisoni male
Species: Macromia flavocolorata[edit]
- Male
- Male
- Female
Species: Macromia ida[edit]
Species: Macromia indica[edit]
Species: Macromia irata[edit]
- Dorsal view (male)
- Lateral view (male)
- Anal appendages
Family: Corduliidae (Emeralds or Baskettails)[edit]
Genus: Hemicordulia[edit]
Species: Hemicordulia asiatica[edit]
- Hemicordulia asiatica male
- Hemicordulia asiatica male
Family: Libellulidae (Skimmers)[edit]
Genus: Acisoma[edit]
Species: Acisoma panorpoides[edit]
- Acisoma panorpoides male
- Acisoma panorpoides female
Genus: Aethriamanta[edit]
Species: Aethriamanta brevipennis[edit]
- Aethriamanta brevipennis male
- Aethriamanta brevipennis female
Genus: Brachydiplax[edit]
Species: Brachydiplax chalybea[edit]
- Brachydiplax chalybea male
- Brachydiplax chalybea female
- Mating
- Egg laying
Species: Brachydiplax sobrina[edit]
- Brachydiplax sobrina male
- Brachydiplax sobrina female
- Brachydiplax sobrina mating pair
Genus: Brachythemis[edit]
Species: Brachythemis contaminata[edit]
- Brachythemis contaminata male
- Brachythemis contaminata female
Genus: Bradinopyga[edit]
Species: Bradinopyga geminata[edit]
- Bradinopyga geminata male
- Bradinopyga geminata female
Species: Bradinopyga konkanensis[edit]
- male
- female
Genus: Cratilla[edit]
Species: Cratilla lineata[edit]
- male
- Cratilla lineata male
- Cratilla lineata female
Genus: Crocothemis[edit]
Species: Crocothemis servilia[edit]
- Crocothemis servilia male
- Crocothemis servilia female
Genus: Diplacodes[edit]
Species: Diplacodes lefebvrii[edit]
- Diplacodes lefebvrii male
- Diplacodes lefebvrii female
Species: Diplacodes nebulosa[edit]
- Diplacodes nebulosa male
- Diplacodes nebulosa female
- mating pair
Species: Diplacodes trivialis[edit]
- Diplacodes trivialis male
- Diplacodes trivialis female
- Diplacodes trivialis sub-adult male
- Diplacodes trivialis mating pair
Genus: Epithemis[edit]
Species: Epithemis mariae[edit]
- Epithemis mariae male
- Epithemis mariae mating pair
- Female
Genus: Hydrobasileus[edit]
Species: Hydrobasileus croceus[edit]
- Hydrobasileus croceus male
- Hydrobasileus croceus female
- Egg laying
Genus: Hylaeothemis[edit]
Species: Hylaeothemis apicalis[edit]
- Hylaeothemis apicalis male