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Diplacodes trivialis
The female is greenish yellow with black markings like the male, dividing the abdomen into several segments. The male has a pale azure blue colour with eyes that are reddish brown above and pale bluish or yellowish below. The wings are transparent with wing spots varying from dark blue or grey to black.
Seen near cultivated fields.
These skimmers usually perch on the ground and rarely flies above 1 meter in height. Hence its name of ground skimmer.
Spotted on Jul 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 5, 2012
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