• Source: Chlorogomphus xanthoptera

Chlorogomphus xanthoptera is a species of dragonfly in the family Chlorogomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India, to the south of Palakkad Gap, including Anamalai Hills, Tirunelveli Hills, Munnar and south of Travancore.




Description and habitat


It is a large dragonfly with dark-brown head and bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black with grass green stripes. Its wings are transparent with dark brown apices and black pterostigma. Abdomen is black with greenish yellow markings. The colour and markings of the female is very similar to the male.
It is commonly found in mountains in the Western Ghats, south of Palakkad Gap, soaring in high altitudes.




See also


List of odonates of India
List of odonata of Kerala




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
• Chlorogomphus
• List of Odonata of Kerala
• List of Odonata species of India
• IUCN Red List vulnerable species (Animalia)
• List of vulnerable insects
• List of vulnerable arthropods
• List of vulnerable invertebrates