Euphaea fraseri
Euphaea fraseri | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Suborder: | Zygoptera |
Family: | Euphaeidae |
Genus: | Euphaea |
Species: | E. fraseri |
Binomial name | |
Euphaea fraseri (Laidlaw,1920) | |
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Euphaea fraseri[2][1], Malabar torrent dart,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae.[1]
This species is endemic to the Western Ghats; known to occur in various locations up to Goa.[5][1]
They breed in hill streams but at a lower elevation. Males usually found on low herbage along the banks of the streams. Females are not uncommon in the neighbouring jungle, settled on twigs at about 8 to 12 feet from the ground.[1][6][5][7][3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Kakkasery, F. (2011). "Euphaea fraseri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2011: e.T175169A7116539. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- 1 2 "Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- 1 2 "Euphaea fraseri Laidlaw, 1920". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-03-07.
- 1 2 C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.
- ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1924). A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India with Special Remarks on the Genera Macromia and Idionyx and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. Records of the Indian Museum.
- ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
See also
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