Agriocnemis pieris

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Agriocnemis pieris
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male
Agriocnemis pieris-Kadavoor-2016-07-31-002.jpg
female
Scientific classification edit
: [[Template:Taxonomy/Agriocnemis]]
Species:
Template:Taxonomy/AgriocnemisA. pieris
Binomial name
Template:Taxonomy/AgriocnemisAgriocnemis pieris
Laidlaw, 1919

Agriocnemis pieris,[2] white dartlet,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India and is likely to extend into Bangladesh.[1][5]

Description and habitat[edit]

It is a slender, small damselfly but very conspicuous with its bluish white color with dorsal black spots. Its eyes are pale blue with a black cap, thorax is black on dorsum and pale blue on the sides. Its abdomen is pale blue, deepening on the last four segments. They are marked with black on dorsum up to segment 8. Agriocnemis lacteola lacks these dorsal black marks on segments 4 to 10 of the abdomen. Female is similar to the male; but more robust and the blue is more dark. Its abdomen is marked with black up to segment 9. There is a narrow longitudinal lateral stripe of blue on segment 8.[6] The females of this species exhibit sexual mimicry. One group mimics the males’ colour (androchromes). Other groups will have their own female colouration (gynochromes).[4]

It breeds in marshes and wet grasslands.[6][7][8][3][4]

  • Female (gynochrome)

    Female (gynochrome)

  • Mating pair (female gynochrome)

    Mating pair (female gynochrome)

  • Mating pair (female androchrome)

    Mating pair (female androchrome)

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sharma, G. (2010). "Agriocnemis pieris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167325A6328920.
  2. ↑ Template:World Odonata List
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Agriocnemis pieris Laidlaw, 1919". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-26.
  5. ↑ K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 140–141. ISBN 9788181714954.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 384-385.
  7. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). p. 490.
  8. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

External links[edit]


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