Niligiri Torrent Dart

Description:

This beauty is endemic to the Western Ghats, India.

Habitat:

The species is found along the streams flowing through evergreen forests (Subramanian 2009). Usually the males are found perched on the twigs hanging some feet above the water, and often at a great height especially towards nightfall when they rise to the tops of neighbouring trees. Females are common and found in the neighbouring jungle or some short distance away flying near the streams. Some times they are very aggressive eating the newly-hatched specimens of their own species (Fraser1934).