Elattoneura nigerrima

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Elattoneura nigerrima
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Male
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Platycnemididae
Genus: Elattoneura
Species:
E. nigerrima
Binomial name
Elattoneura nigerrima
(Laidlaw, 1917)
Synonyms

Disparoneura nigerrimaLaidlaw,1917

Elattoneura nigerrima, the Deccan threadtail or blue and black bambootail, is a damselfly species in the family Platycnemididae. [2] This damselfly can be found in rivers, streams, canals of Deccan and it is native to India. [3]

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Range

It is recorded from Deccan part of India, [2] but still data about its distribution and habitat is less known for now. [1]

Habitat and ecology

These specimens were found on vegetations in the riverside. Some males are found to hover on the river. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Elattoneura nigerrima". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2011 e.T175181A7118458. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175181A7118458.en .
  2. 1 2 "Deccan Threadtail (Elattoneura nigerrima)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
  3. ↑ Anonymous 2024. Elattoneura nigerrima Laidlaw, 1917 – . In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodon AData.org/elattoneura-nigerrima, accessed 2024/10/19.
  4. ↑ "Elattoneura nigerrima (Laidlaw, 1917)".


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