Aethriamanta gracilis (Brauer, 1878)
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum/Division: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Aethriamanta |
| Species: | A. gracilis |
| Common Names: | Pond Adjutant |
| Status: | Common |
Description
This dragonfly is small-sized with a powder blue body. In males, the hindwing is 22 to 23 mm in length and the total body length ranges from 26 to 28 mm. The base of the hindwing is tinted brown and the last two segments of the abdomen are dark. The female is brown with black markings.
This species looks similar to the Brachidiplax chalybea but Aethriamanta gracilis is generally smaller in size and has much less dense wing venation.
Distribution
Widespread in Sundaland and is known also from Thailand, Sulu Islands and the Moluccas.
Localities
Common and widespread in areas outside the nature reserves.
General Biology
It is not a forest species and occurs around open grassy water-bodies and some reservoir inlets.
References
Tang, H. B., L. K. Wang & M. Hämäläinen, 2010. A Photographic Guide to the Dragonflies of Singapore. Raffles Museum of Biodiversity Research, National University of Singapore, Singapore. 222 pp.
Related Images
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Aethriamanta gracilis
Tang Hung Bun
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Aethriamanta gracilis
Tang Hung Bun
29 Mar 2008
