Calocypha laidlawi
| Calocypha laidlawi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Chlorocyphidae |
| Genus: | Calocypha |
| Species: | C. laidlawi
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| Binomial name | |
| Calocypha laidlawi (Fraser, 1924)
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| Synonyms | |
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Rhinocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924 | |
Calocypha laidlawi,[2] or myristica sapphire,[3][4] is a rare species of damselfly belonging to the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found only from Karnataka and Kerala in South India.[1][5]
Description and habitat[edit]
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][3][4] 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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Dow, R.A. (2009). "Calocypha laidlawi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2009: e.T163604A5622415. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163604A5622415.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ Paulson, D.; Schorr, M.; Abbott, J.; Bota-Sierra, C.; Deliry, C.; Dijkstra, K.-D.; Lozano, F. (2023). "World Odonata List". OdonataCentral, University of Alabama. Retrieved 14 Mar 2023.
- ^ a b "Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ a b "Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
- ^ 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. 74–75. ISBN 9788181714954.
- ^ a b c d C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 53-55.
- ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
- ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 482–483.
External links[edit]
Data related to Calocypha laidlawi at Wikispecies
Media related to Calocypha laidlawi at Wikimedia Commons