Gomphidia kodaguensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Gomphidae |
Genus: | Gomphidia |
Species: | G. kodaguensis
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Binomial name | |
Gomphidia kodaguensis
Fraser, 1923
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Gomphidia kodaguensis [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India. [3]
It is a large dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax black, marked with yellow. There are two broad and oval greenish-yellow dorsal stripes, pointed below and not nearly meeting the meso-thoracic collar. There are two broad yellow stripes separated by a broad black stripe on each side. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 has a fine apical dorsal ring. Segment 2 has a small oval dorsal spot on the basal two-thirds. Segment 3 to 6 have dorsal basal spots. Segment 7 has the basal half yellow. Segment 8 has a long transverse basal spot. Segment 9 is unmarked. Segment 10 has a dorsal spot covering the entire dorsum. Anal appendages are black. Female is similar to the male. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
It is commonly found in streams and rivers in hilly and mountainous areas. [4]
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Gomphidia kodaguensis | |
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Male | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
Family: | Gomphidae |
Genus: | Gomphidia |
Species: | G. kodaguensis
|
Binomial name | |
Gomphidia kodaguensis
Fraser, 1923
|
Gomphidia kodaguensis [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India. [3]
It is a large dragonfly with bottle-green eyes. Its thorax black, marked with yellow. There are two broad and oval greenish-yellow dorsal stripes, pointed below and not nearly meeting the meso-thoracic collar. There are two broad yellow stripes separated by a broad black stripe on each side. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow. Segment 1 has a fine apical dorsal ring. Segment 2 has a small oval dorsal spot on the basal two-thirds. Segment 3 to 6 have dorsal basal spots. Segment 7 has the basal half yellow. Segment 8 has a long transverse basal spot. Segment 9 is unmarked. Segment 10 has a dorsal spot covering the entire dorsum. Anal appendages are black. Female is similar to the male. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
It is commonly found in streams and rivers in hilly and mountainous areas. [4]
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