Coeliccia chromothorax

Scientific name: Coeliccia chromothorax (Selys, 1891)

Family: Platycnemididae

Thai name: แมลงปอเข็มท้องยาวอกเหลือง, แมลงปอเข็มท้องยาวสันหลังเหลือง

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adult male

There are at least 13 species of Coeliccia found in Thailand. I already presented 5 species (e.g. C. didyma, C. doisuthepensis, C. loogali, C. yamasakii and C. albicauda) and the sixth species is C. chromothorax.

young male

Male is black body with yellow markings. Juvenile one is paler. Front of pterothorax has a broad orange yellow marking. Abdomen is black and caudal appendages is pale yellow or white. Female is pale yellow. Body pattern is Coeliccia-type. Dorsum of S-9-10 is two white seperate spots which similar to female of Indocnemis orang (but it's smaller.)

This species is restricted to Lao, Myanmar and Thailand. In Thailand, you can found it in Northern, Northeastern and Southern part in uplands to mountains. Flight season is March-December.