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Rajkot, Gujarat, india.
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Ur right Uday it is robberfly thanks a lot.....
Anybody have any suggestion what is this insect......??
Thank you gordon for appreciation ....
Yes you are true its abdomen and tail part is actual look like darner but rest of it color and other thing look like Black ground skimmer so i thought may be it Skimmer but your points are very true....... may be if we get size then can be identify..............
Thanks Satyen... i didnt know its name but now i know ..... thanks .....Why its call Signature spider because of it's web...??
Great .... how u take this shot ??..... many time i tried but it's not done... and amazing colors....
Great Shot.....love the colors..............
it is BLACK GROUND SKIMMER ..... may be ..
information:
BLACK GROUND SKIMMER(DIPLACODES LEFEBVREI)
Size: Male: Abdomen: 17-25mm, Hind wing: 21-29mm. Female: Abdomen:
14-18mm, Hind wing: 18-23mm.
Description: A small black dragonfly with smoky brown wing tips. Male:
Face: Black, forehead is dark iridescent violet. Eyes: Coffee brown above
and violaceous below. Thorax: Black. Legs: Black. Wings: Transparent and
clouded with black brown towards the tip. Base of hind wings have
blackish brown markings. Wing spot: Brown above, white beneath.
Abdomen: Black. Female: Adult females are similar to males, but with
some pale markings on the face. Sub adults are coloured with yellow and
black markings on thorax and abdomen. The wings of females are more
palely coloured and the black area of hind wings in males is replaced by
rich amber yellow. Habits and Habitat: Found in marshes, and weedy
ponds. Breeding: Breeds in marshes and other similar habitats. Flight
season: Not known.
Distribution: Distributed in Western and southern India, and Eastern Africa.
@ Geodialist it is already dead when i had take photograph but after this photograph i many time visit that same place to find larva but i didn't find it.... i have photographs of all the stage except larva....and i didn't have any information about it...can you tell me where i can get information about it ....? special on Indian dragonfly... because there is less information about Indian dragonfly and damselfly...
