Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 is a animal in the Coenagrionidae family, order Odonata, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924

Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924

Pseudagrion indicum is a medium-sized damselfly that breeds in Western Ghats sub-montane and montane streams and marshes.

Genus
Pseudagrion
Order
Odonata
Class
Insecta

About Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924

Description and habitat: This is a medium-sized damselfly. Males have greenish eyes with black caps. The dorsum of their thorax is black, marked with black humeral stripes; the area between these stripes is pale green, and the lateral sides of the thorax are azure blue. Abdominal segments 1 and 2 are azure blue, with black marks on the dorsum. The mark on segment 2 resembles a chalice or thistle-head. Segments 3 to 7 are black on the dorsum and pale green on the sides. Segments 8 and 9 are azure blue, with black apical annules. Segment 10 is black. Females have a yellowish green thorax, and green eyes capped with yellowish green. Their abdomen shares the same color pattern as the male's, but is paler. In females, segments 8 and 9 are black with fine apical blue rings, and segment 10 is blue. This species breeds in small streams and associated marshes in sub-montane and montane areas of the Western Ghats.

Photo: (c) Renjith Jacob Mathews, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Renjith Jacob Mathews · cc-by

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Insecta Odonata Coenagrionidae Pseudagrion

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