Caliphaea thailandica

Scientific name: Caliphaea thailandica Asahina, 1976

Family: Caliphaeidae

Thai name: แมลงปอเข็มตาปีกสั้นถิ่นไทย, แมลงปอเข็มภูเขาท้องเหลือง

---

male

One of two member of Caliphaeidae, Caliphaea thailandica is very beautiful damselfly. It's once an endemic species but, later, is found in Vietnam.

female

Male and female are similar. It's smaller than Vestalis. Body and abdomen are coppery green.
This species found in slow-running stream in mountain.

It's found only three provinces; Tak, Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai. You can see it in May-July.