Disparoneura apicalis

Disparoneura apicalis
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Disparoneura
Species: D. apicalis
Binomial name
Disparoneura apicalis
(Fraser, 1924)
Synonyms
  • Chloroneura apicalis Fraser, 1924

Disparoneura apicalis,[2][1] black-tipped bambootail[3] is a damselfly species in the family Platycnemididae. It is endemic to Western Ghats. It was described from Kodagu, Karnataka, on the upper reaches of the Kaveri River. It is also found to occur in Kuruvadweep, Wayanad, Kerala, along the banks of Kabini River.[1]

They are very shy damselflies always keeping to the shade of overhanging trees or settling on grasses lining the banks. Females keep solely to shrubs adjoining the river, except when ovipositing. The broad black apices to the wings of this insect will distinguish it from all others in the same genus.[4][5][6][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Disparoneura apicalis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175203A7121674. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. 1 2 "Disparoneura apicalis Fraser, 1924". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1933). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
  5. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  6. ↑ "Disparoneura apicalis Fraser, 1924". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-11.

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