Euphaea dispar

Euphaea dispar
Male
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Euphaeidae
Genus: Euphaea
Species: E. dispar
Binomial name
Euphaea dispar
(Rambur, 1842)

Euphaea dispar,[2][1] Nilgiri torrent dart,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae.[1]

This species is endemic to the Western Ghats, known to occur only in north of the Palghat Gap; Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kodagu to the Nilgiris.[5][1]

They breed in streams flowing through evergreen forests. Usually the males are found perched on the twigs hanging some feet above the water, and often at a great height. The males of this species can be easily distinguished from other Euphaea species by the extent of black on apices of hind-wings, and by its turquoise-blue labrum and mandibles.[1][5][6][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Euphaea dispar". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175155A7114592. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  3. 1 2 "Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  4. 1 2 "Euphaea dispar Rambur, 1842". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
  5. 1 2 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.
  6. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.

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