Chlorogomphus xanthoptera

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Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
File:Chlorogomphus xanthoptera - Male.jpg
Male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Chlorogomphidae
Genus: Chlorogomphus
Species:
C. xanthoptera
Binomial name
Chlorogomphus xanthoptera
(Fraser, 1919)
Synonyms

Orogomphus xanthoptera Fraser, 1919

Chlorogomphus xanthoptera[2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Chlorogomphidae. It is known only from the Western Ghats of India, to the south of Palakkad Gap, including Anamalai Hills, Tirunelveli Hills, Munnar and south of Travancore.[3][1][4][5][6]

Description and habitat

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It is a large dragonfly with dark-brown head and bottle-green eyes. Its thorax is black with grass green stripes. Its wings are transparent with dark brown apices and black pterostigma. Abdomen is black with greenish yellow markings. The colour and markings of the female is very similar to the male.[5][4]

It is commonly found in mountains in the Western Ghats, south of Palakkad Gap, soaring in high altitudes.[4]

See also

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References

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