Dragonflies and damselflies of Puducherry
95 dragonflies and damselflies on the India list have an open record placed in Puducherry, 1 of them threatened (1 Vulnerable) and 19 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.
Threatened dragonflies and damselflies of Puducherry (1)
- Protosticta sanguinostigma red spot reedtail VU
Dragonflies and damselflies of Puducherry endemic to India (19)
- Agriocnemis keralensis Kerala dartlet
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Caconeura ramburi Coorg Bambootail DD
- Ceriagrion chromothorax Sindhudurg Marsh Dart DD
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Elattoneura souteri Red-striped Bambootail DD
- Elattoneura tetrica Black and Yellow Bambootail
- Euphaea fraseri Malabar torrent dart
- Gomphidia kodaguensis Kodagu Clubtail DD
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Idionyx gomantakensis Goan shadow dancer DD
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Macromidia donaldi Dark Daggerhead
- Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Malabar Long-legged Clubtail
- Microgomphus souteri Pygmy clubtail
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Protosticta gravelyi Pied Reedtail
- Protosticta sanguinostigma red spot reedtail VU
- Pseudagrion indicum yellow-striped blue dart
All dragonflies and damselflies of Puducherry on the list (95)
- Aciagrion occidentale Green-striped slender dartlet
- Acisoma panorpoides Grizzled Pintail
- Aethriamanta brevipennis Scarlet Adjutant
- Agriocnemis keralensis Kerala dartlet
- Agriocnemis pieris White dartlet
- Agriocnemis pygmaea Wandering Midget
- Agriocnemis splendidissima
- Anax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor
- Anax guttatus Pale-spotted Emperor
- Anax indicus Elephant Emperor
- Anormogomphus heteropterus
- Archibasis oscillans long-banded bluetail
- Brachydiplax chalybea Oriental Blue Dasher
- Brachydiplax sobrina Little Blue Marsh Hawk
- Brachythemis contaminata Ditch Jewel
- Bradinopyga geminata Granite Ghost
- Caconeura ramburi Coorg Bambootail DD
- Ceriagrion azureum Azure Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion cerinorubellum Orange-tailed Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion chromothorax Sindhudurg Marsh Dart DD
- Ceriagrion coromandelianum Coromandel Marsh Dart
- Ceriagrion rubiae Orange Marsh Dart
- Copera marginipes Yellow featherlegs
- Copera vittata Blue Bush Dart
- Cratilla lineata Emerald-banded Skimmer
- Crocothemis servilia Scarlet Skimmer
- Diplacodes nebulosa Charcoal-winged Percher
- Diplacodes trivialis Chalky Percher
- Elattoneura souteri Red-striped Bambootail DD
- Elattoneura tetrica Black and Yellow Bambootail
- Epophthalmia vittata common torrent hawk
- Euphaea fraseri Malabar torrent dart
- Gomphidia kodaguensis Kodagu Clubtail DD
- Gynacantha dravida Indian Duskhawker DD
- Heliocypha bisignata stream ruby
- Hydrobasileus croceus Amber-winged Glider
- Ictinogomphus rapax Indian Common Clubtail
- Idionyx gomantakensis Goan shadow dancer DD
- Indothemis carnatica White-tipped Demon
- Indothemis limbata Restless Demon
- Ischnura aurora Aurora Bluetail
- Ischnura rubilio Western Golden Dartlet
- 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 malabaricus Malabar Spreadwing
- Libellago indica Southern heliodor
- Lyriothemis acigastra Little Bloodtail DD
- Lyriothemis keralensis
- Macrodiplax cora Wandering Pennant
- Macromidia donaldi Dark Daggerhead
- Merogomphus tamaracherriensis Malabar Long-legged Clubtail
- Microgomphus souteri Pygmy clubtail
- Mortonagrion varralli Brown dartlet DD
- Neurobasis chinensis Green Metalwing
- Neurothemis fulvia Russet Percher
- Neurothemis intermedia Paddyfield Parasol
- Neurothemis tullia Pied Paddy Skimmer
- Onychargia atrocyana Marsh Dancer
- Onychothemis testacea Stellate River Hawk
- Orthetrum chrysis Brown-backed Red Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum glaucum Blue Marsh Hawk
- Orthetrum luzonicum Slender Blue Skimmer
- Orthetrum neglectum
- Orthetrum sabina Slender Skimmer
- Pantala flavescens Wandering Glider
- Paracercion calamorum Dusky Lilysquatter
- Paragomphus lineatus Lined Hooktail
- Potamarcha congener Swampwatcher
- Prodasineura verticalis Red-striped Black Bambootail
- Protosticta gravelyi Pied Reedtail
- Protosticta sanguinostigma red spot reedtail VU
- Pseudagrion australasiae Look-alike Sprite
- Pseudagrion decorum Three Striped Blue Dart
- Pseudagrion indicum yellow-striped blue dart
- Pseudagrion malabaricum Malabar sprite
- Pseudagrion microcephalum Blue Riverdamsel
- Pseudagrion rubriceps Orange-faced Sprite
- Rhodothemis rufa Rufous Marsh Glider
- Rhyothemis triangularis Asian Sapphire Flutterer
- Rhyothemis variegata Common Picture Wing
- 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 pallidinervis Dancing Dropwing
- Urothemis signata Scarlet Basker
- Vestalis apicalis Black-tipped Forest glory
- Vestalis gracilis plain flashwing
- Zyxomma petiolatum Dingy Dusk-darter
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