Dragonflies and damselflies of Assam
167 dragonflies and damselflies on the India list have an open record placed in Assam, 20 endemic to India.
A species is in a state when it has an open record placed there: a record anyone can check online (a GBIF record, or a research-grade iNaturalist observation). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Dragonflies and damselflies of Assam endemic to India (20)
- Aciagrion approximans Indian Violet Dartlet
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Aristocypha hilaryae DD
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Sinuate Clubtail
- Coeliccia schmidti DD
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Elattoneura atkinsoni NT
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Gynacantha arnaudi DD
- Gynacantha bainbriggei DD
- Heliocypha perforata Common Blue Jewel
- Heliogomphus spirillus DD
- Hylaeothemis apicalis Blue Hawklet DD
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Orientogomphus indicus DD
- Paragomphus echinoccipitalis DD
- Platygomphus benritarum
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Zygonyx iris Emerald Cascader
All dragonflies and damselflies of Assam on the list (167)
- Aciagrion approximans Indian Violet Dartlet
- Aciagrion hisopa
- Aciagrion occidentale Green-striped slender dartlet
- Aciagrion pallidum Pale Slender Dartlet
- Acisoma panorpoides Grizzled Pintail
- Aethriamanta brevipennis Scarlet Adjutant
- Agriocnemis clauseni
- Agriocnemis femina Variable Wisp
- Agriocnemis kalinga Hooded Dartlet
- Agriocnemis lacteola Milky Midget
- Agriocnemis pygmaea Wandering Midget
- Agrionoptera insignis Grenadier
- Amphithemis vacillans DD
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea Rusty Darner
- Anax guttatus Pale-spotted Emperor
- Anax indicus Elephant Emperor
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Argiocnemis rubescens Red-tipped Shadefly
- Aristocypha fenestrella Peacock Jewel
- Aristocypha hilaryae DD
- Aristocypha quadrimaculata Four Spotted Jewel
- Aristocypha spuria
- Atratothemis reelsi DD
- Brachydiplax chalybea Oriental Blue Dasher
- Brachydiplax farinosa Emerald-flanked Marsh Hawk
- Brachydiplax sobrina Little Blue Marsh Hawk
- Brachythemis contaminata Ditch Jewel
- Bradinopyga geminata Granite Ghost
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Sinuate Clubtail
- Calicnemia eximia Scarlet Openwing
- Calicnemia imitans
- Calicnemia miles
- Calicnemia miniata
- Calicnemia pulverulans
- Caliphaea confusa
- Camacinia gigantea Sultan
- Ceriagrion auranticum Orange-tailed Sprite
- Ceriagrion azureum Azure Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion calamineum
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum Coromandel Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion fallax Black-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion rubiae Orange Marsh Dart
- Coeliccia albicauda
- Coeliccia bimaculata
- Coeliccia didyma
- Coeliccia schmidti DD
- Coeliccia svihleri
- Copera marginipes Yellow featherlegs
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cratilla lineata Emerald-banded Skimmer
- Cratilla metallica Dark-tipped Forest-skimmer
- Crocothemis servilia Scarlet Skimmer
- Diplacodes nebulosa Charcoal-winged Percher
- Diplacodes trivialis Chalky Percher
- Drepanosticta carmichaeli Indo-Chinese Blue Reedtail
- Dysphaea walli Sapphire Torrent Dart DD
- Echo margarita
- Elattoneura atkinsoni NT
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Enallagma praevarum Arroyo Bluet
- Epophthalmia vittata common torrent hawk
- Euphaea ochracea
- Gynacantha albistyla DD
- Gynacantha arnaudi DD
- Gynacantha bainbriggei DD
- Gynacantha chaplini
- Gynacantha dravida Indian Duskhawker DD
- Gynacantha incisura
- Gynacantha khasiaca DD
- Gynacantha subinterrupta Dingy Duskhawker
- Heliocypha biforata
- Heliocypha perforata Common Blue Jewel
- Heliogomphus spirillus DD
- Heterocypha vitrinella DD
- Hydrobasileus croceus Amber-winged Glider
- Hylaeothemis apicalis Blue Hawklet DD
- Ictinogomphus decoratus Common Flangetail
- Ictinogomphus kishori DD
- Ictinogomphus pertinax Common Flangetail
- Ictinogomphus rapax Indian Common Clubtail
- Indocnemis orang
- Indothemis carnatica White-tipped Demon
- Indothemis limbata Restless Demon
- Ischnura aurora Aurora Bluetail
- Ischnura nursei Pixie Dartlet
- Ischnura rubilio Western Golden Dartlet
- Ischnura rufostigma
- Ischnura senegalensis Common Bluetail
- Lathrecista asiatica Asian Blood Tail
- Lestes concinnus Dusky Spreadwing
- Lestes decipiens
- Lestes nodalis Wandering Spreadwing
- Libellago lineata Golden gem
- Lyriothemis acigastra Little Bloodtail DD
- Lyriothemis bivittata Two Banded Bloodtail
- Lyriothemis flava Tricolour Bloodtail
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Macrogomphus robustus DD
- Macromia calliope
- Matrona basilaris
- Matrona nigripectus
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Megalogomphus smithii DD
- Mortonagrion aborense Blue Midget
- Nannophya pygmaea Scarlet Pygmy
- Nannophyopsis clara Emerald Dwarf
- Neurobasis chinensis Green Metalwing
- Neurobasis luzoniensis Luzon Metalwing
- Neurothemis fluctuans Common Parasol
- Neurothemis fulvia Russet Percher
- Neurothemis intermedia Paddyfield Parasol
- Neurothemis tullia Pied Paddy Skimmer
- Onychargia atrocyana Marsh Dancer
- Onychothemis testacea Stellate River Hawk
- Orientogomphus indicus DD
- Orolestes selysi
- Orthetrum chrysis Brown-backed Red Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer
- Orthetrum glaucum Blue Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum luzonicum Slender Blue Skimmer
- Orthetrum neglectum
- Orthetrum pruinosum Crimson-tailed Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum sabina Slender Skimmer
- Orthetrum taeniolatum Little skimmer
- Orthetrum triangulare Blue-tailed Forest Hawk
- Palpopleura sexmaculata Asian Widow
- Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider
- Paracercion calamorum Dusky Lilysquatter
- Paracercion melanotum Eastern Lilysquatter
- Paragomphus echinoccipitalis DD
- Paragomphus lindgreni DD
- Paragomphus lineatus Lined Hooktail
- Philoganga montana
- Phyllothemis eltoni DD
- Platygomphus benritarum
- Platygomphus dolabratus
- Potamarcha congener Swampwatcher
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Pseudagrion australasiae Look-alike Sprite
- Pseudagrion decorum Three Striped Blue Dart
- Pseudagrion microcephalum Blue Riverdamsel
- Pseudagrion rubriceps Orange-faced Sprite
- Pseudagrion spencei Brook Sprite
- Pseudocopera ciliata Black-kneed Featherleg
- Pseudothemis zonata Pied Skimmer
- Rhodothemis rufa Rufous Marsh Glider
- Rhyothemis plutonia Greater Bluewing
- Rhyothemis triangularis Asian Sapphire Flutterer
- Rhyothemis variegata Common Picture Wing
- Sarasaeschna dosdewaensis
- Scalmogomphus bistrigatus
- Tetracanthagyna waterhousei Giant River Hawker
- Tetrathemis platyptera Pigmy Skimmer
- Tholymis tillarga Twister
- Tramea basilaris Keyhole Glider
- Tramea limbata Ferruginous Glider
- Tramea transmarina Red Glider
- Trithemis aurora Crimson Marsh Glider
- Trithemis festiva Indigo Dropwing
- Trithemis pallidinervis Dancing Dropwing
- Urothemis signata Scarlet Basker
- Vestalis apicalis Black-tipped Forest glory
- Vestalis gracilis plain flashwing
- Zygonyx iris Emerald Cascader
- Zyxomma breviventre DD
- Zyxomma petiolatum Dingy Dusk-darter
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Other species of Assam
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