Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Vestalis gracilis

Scientific name: Vestalis gracilis (Rambur, 1842)
Family: Calopterygidae
Thai name: แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกใหญ่ธรรมดา
male

Vestalis gracilis is commonly found in every part of Thailand. With brown wings and yellowish green body and abdomen, it's easily to differentiated from other members.

female

You can see this species all the year. It's scarcer in the south.

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