Aciagrion occidentale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Odonata |
Family: | Coenagrionidae |
Genus: | Aciagrion |
Species: | A. occidentale |
Binomial name | |
Aciagrion occidentale Laidlaw, 1919 |
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Aciagrion occidentale,green striped slender dartlet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Vietnam and Thailand.
It is a long slender damselfly with a black spot in blue on the last segment of the abdomen. Flies close to the ground; found in shrub dominated wetlands. In spite of its delicate build, it enjoys migration by rising high in the air and takes advantage of its lightweight in air currents.