Friday, September 11, 2009

Ceriagrion chaoi

Scientific name: Ceriagrion chaoi Schmidt, 1964
Family: Coenagrionidae
Thai name: แมลงปอเข็มสีพื้นเหลืองส้ม

Pond damselflies are very interesting. It's very colorful and easy to spot especially Ceriagrion species. One is Ceriagrion chaoi.

male

Mature male is entirely yellow in synthorax and red in abdomen. Strouter and larger than C. auranticum.

female

Female is dull in coloration. Synthorax is green and abdomen is brown.

You can see this damselfly between May to November.

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