Mortonagrion varralli | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Mortonagrion |
Species: | M. varralli
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Binomial name | |
Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920
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Mortonagrion varralli, [2] [1] the brown dartlet, [3] [4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, endemic to India. [1] [5] The insect is named after Frederic Charles Fraser's wife, Ethel Grace Fraser ( née Varrall) (1881-1960), a constant companion of his collecting trips in India. [6]
It is a small damselfly with ground-colour head and brown capped grey eyes. Its thorax is pale brown with a narrow antehumeral pale blue stripe, followed by pale blue at base. Abdomen is reddish-brown; 8th segment has a broader pale sky-blue basal annule which extends apically on each side. Female is similar to the male. [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] [4]
The species is commonly found at sea-level or on the foothills of the Western Ghats. Similarly to species in the genus Copera, it prefers the dense undergrowth. [8]
Mortonagrion varralli | |
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Male | |
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Female | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Mortonagrion |
Species: | M. varralli
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Binomial name | |
Mortonagrion varralli Fraser, 1920
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Mortonagrion varralli, [2] [1] the brown dartlet, [3] [4] is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae, endemic to India. [1] [5] The insect is named after Frederic Charles Fraser's wife, Ethel Grace Fraser ( née Varrall) (1881-1960), a constant companion of his collecting trips in India. [6]
It is a small damselfly with ground-colour head and brown capped grey eyes. Its thorax is pale brown with a narrow antehumeral pale blue stripe, followed by pale blue at base. Abdomen is reddish-brown; 8th segment has a broader pale sky-blue basal annule which extends apically on each side. Female is similar to the male. [7] [8] [9] [10] [3] [4]
The species is commonly found at sea-level or on the foothills of the Western Ghats. Similarly to species in the genus Copera, it prefers the dense undergrowth. [8]