Dragonflies and damselflies of the Gangetic Plain
150 dragonflies and damselflies on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Gangetic Plain, 2 of them threatened (2 Vulnerable) and 16 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened dragonflies and damselflies of the Gangetic Plain (2)
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Indolestes divisus Sri Lanka Metallic-backed Reedling VU
Dragonflies and damselflies of the Gangetic Plain endemic to India (16)
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Burmagomphus pyramidalis Sinuate Clubtail
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus Paddled Clubtail DD
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata Black-winged Bambootail
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Gomphidia leonorae DD
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Ictinogomphus distinctus DD
- Lestes garoensis DD
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Microgomphus torquatus Collared Pygmy Clubtail DD
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
All dragonflies and damselflies of the Gangetic Plain on the list (150)
- Aciagrion hisopa
- Aciagrion occidentale Green-striped 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
- Amphiallagma parvum Azure Dartlet
- Amphithemis vacillans DD
- Anaciaeschna jaspidea Rusty Darner
- Anax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor
- Anax guttatus Pale-spotted Emperor
- Anax immaculifrons Fiery Emperor
- Anax indicus Elephant Emperor
- Anisopleura comes
- Anisopleura lestoides
- Anisopleura vallei VU
- Aristocypha cuneata Blue-wedge Jewel DD
- Aristocypha fenestrella Peacock Jewel
- Aristocypha quadrimaculata Four Spotted Jewel
- Aristocypha trifasciata Three-banded Emerald Jewel
- Austrolestes analis Slender Ringtail
- Bayadera indica
- 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
- Burmagomphus sivalikensis
- Calicnemia erythromelas
- Calicnemia eximia Scarlet Openwing
- Calicnemia miniata
- Ceriagrion auranticum Orange-tailed Sprite
- Ceriagrion azureum Azure Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum Coromandel Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion rubiae Orange Marsh Dart
- Chlorogomphus mortoni DD
- Coeliccia bimaculata
- Coeliccia didyma
- Coeliccia renifera
- Copera marginipes Yellow featherlegs
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cratilla lineata Emerald-banded Skimmer
- Crocothemis erythraea Broad Scarlet
- Crocothemis servilia Scarlet Skimmer
- Cyclogomphus heterostylus Paddled Clubtail DD
- Diplacodes lefebvrii Black Percher
- Diplacodes nebulosa Charcoal-winged Percher
- Diplacodes trivialis Chalky Percher
- Disparoneura quadrimaculata Black-winged Bambootail
- Drepanosticta carmichaeli Indo-Chinese Blue Reedtail
- Elattoneura campioni DD
- Epophthalmia vittata common torrent hawk
- Euphaea ochracea
- Euthygomphus martini
- Gomphidia leonorae DD
- Gynacantha dravida Indian Duskhawker DD
- Gynacantha khasiaca DD
- Gynacantha subinterrupta Dingy Duskhawker
- Heliocypha biforata
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Hydrobasileus croceus Amber-winged Glider
- Ictinogomphus distinctus DD
- Ictinogomphus kishori DD
- Ictinogomphus rapax Indian Common Clubtail
- Indaeschna erythromelas
- Indolestes divisus Sri Lanka Metallic-backed Reedling VU
- Ischnura aurora Aurora Bluetail
- Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly
- Ischnura forcipata
- 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 dorothea Forest spreadwing
- Lestes elatus Asian Emerald Spreadwing
- Lestes garoensis DD
- Lestes patricia Black-banded Spreadwing DD
- Lestes virgatus Smoky Spreadwing
- Lestes viridulus Emerald-striped Spreadwing
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Libellago lineata Golden gem
- Lyriothemis bivittata Two Banded Bloodtail
- Lyriothemis mortoni DD
- Macrodiplax cora Wandering Pennant
- Macrogomphus annulatus Deccan Bowtail DD
- Macrogomphus montanus DD
- Megalogomphus flavicolor DD
- Microgomphus torquatus Collared Pygmy Clubtail DD
- Mortonagrion aborense Blue Midget
- Nepogomphus modestus
- Neurobasis chinensis Green Metalwing
- Neurothemis fulvia Russet Percher
- Neurothemis intermedia Paddyfield Parasol
- Neurothemis tullia Pied Paddy Skimmer
- Nychogomphus duaricus
- Nychogomphus saundersii
- Onychargia atrocyana Marsh Dancer
- Orthetrum chrysis Brown-backed Red Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum glaucum Blue Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum internum
- Orthetrum luzonicum Slender Blue Skimmer
- 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 lineatus Lined Hooktail
- Parazyxomma flavicans Banded Duskdarter
- Platygomphus dolabratus
- Potamarcha congener Swampwatcher
- Prodasineura autumnalis Black Threadtail
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Protosticta himalaica DD
- 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
- Rhodothemis rufa Rufous Marsh Glider
- Rhyothemis plutonia Greater Bluewing
- Rhyothemis variegata Common Picture Wing
- Selysiothemis nigra Black Pennant
- Stylogomphus inglisi
- Sympetrum fonscolombii Nomad
- Tetrathemis platyptera Pigmy Skimmer
- Tholymis tillarga Twister
- Tramea basilaris Keyhole Glider
- Tramea limbata Ferruginous Glider
- Trithemis aurora Crimson Marsh Glider
- Trithemis festiva Indigo Dropwing
- Trithemis kirbyi Orange-winged Dropwing
- Trithemis pallidinervis Dancing Dropwing
- Urothemis signata Scarlet Basker
- Vestalis apicalis Black-tipped Forest glory
- Vestalis gracilis plain flashwing
- Zygonyx torridus Ringed Cascader
- Zyxomma petiolatum Dingy Dusk-darter
Dragonflies and damselflies elsewhere
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Other species of the Gangetic Plain
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