Protosticta gravelyi

Protosticta gravelyi
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Platystictidae
Genus: Protosticta
Species: P. gravelyi
Binomial name
Protosticta gravelyi
(Laidlaw, 1915)
Synonyms
  • Protosticta mortoni Fraser, 1924
  • Protosticta stevensi Fraser, 1922

Protosticta gravelyi,[2][3] pied reedtail[4][3] is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. It is very widely distributed in hill streams of Western Ghats from Goa to Agasthyamala hills in Thirunelveli district of South India.[1]

It is usually found in first and second order streams with good riparian forest cover. Adults fly very low and rest in riparian vegetation. Found among rocks and ferns in streams. In flight, it holds its abdomen rigidly horizontal and advances in short jerks on its objective or reverses and flies backwards with equal ease.[1][5][6][4][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Subramanian, K.A. (2011). "Protosticta gravelyi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175162A7115762. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  3. 1 2 3 "Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  4. 1 2 "Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-13.
  5. ↑ 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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