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Showing posts with label LITTLE BLUE MARSH HAWK DRAGONFLY (Brachydiplax sobrina). Show all posts
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Wednesday, 23 April 2025

26-3-2025 LEOPARD TRAILS LODGE, SRI LANKA - LITTLE BLUE MARSH HAWK DRAGONFLY (Brachydiplax sobrina)

Brachydiplax sobrina is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to Bangladesh, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Thailand.

It is a small dragonfly with dark-brown eyes. Its thorax is yellowish-brown, with black metallic markings. All marks are obscured by bluish-white pruinescence in adults. Abdomen is black on dorsum, marked with broad yellow spots on the sides in sub-adults and tenerals. All the marks are obscured by blue pruinescence in adults. Female is similar to the teneral male.

It breeds in marshes, ditches, and ponds.