Chlorogomphus campioni

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Chlorogomphus campioni
From Pakshipathalam, Brahmagiri, Wayanad

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Chlorogomphidae
Genus: Chlorogomphus
Species:
C. campioni
Binomial name
Chlorogomphus campioni
(Fraser, 1924)
Synonyms

Orogomphus campioni Fraser, 1924

Chlorogomphus campioni,

Malabar in Kerala and the Nilgris in Tamil Nadu.[5]

Description and habitat

It is a large dragonfly with its head rather broad from side to side and eyes are moderately separated with emerald green colour. Its thorax is black with three oblique bright yellow stripes. Its wings are transparent with dark brown apices and black pterostigma. Abdomen is black with yellow markings. The colour and markings of the female is very similar to the male.[6][7][8]

It is commonly found in mountains in the Western Ghats, soaring in high altitudes.[6]

The species is named after Herbert Campion.[8]

See also

  • List of odonates of India
  • List of odonata of Kerala

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175199A7120830.en
    . Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. ^ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Archived from the original on 2021-10-05. Retrieved 2018-10-02.
  3. ^ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  4. ^ "Chlorogomphus campioni (Fraser, 1924)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ISBN 9788181714954
    .
  6. ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 9-13.
  7. ^ C FC Lt. Fraser (1931). Additions to the Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India, with Descriptions of Nine New Species (PDF). p. 47.
  8. ^ a b C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species (PDF). pp. 467–469.


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