Described: (Fraser, 1928).
States with an open record: Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Telangana.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 4B Semi-Arid: Gujarat Rajputana, 5A Western Ghats: Malabar Plains, 5B Western Ghats: Mountains, 6A Deccan Peninsula: Central Highlands, 6B Deccan Peninsula: Chhota Nagpur, 6C Deccan Peninsula: Eastern Highlands, 6D Deccan Peninsula: Central Plateau, 6E Deccan Peninsula: Deccan South, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast.
Family: Chlorocyphidae; order: Odonata.

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yellidespecies of India

Libellago indica

Southern heliodor

Southern heliodor (Libellago indica), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2022). Endemic to India. Open records in 15 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Insects: dragonflies & damselflies.

Dragonflies and damselflies of Tripura · Dragonflies and damselflies of West Bengal · Dragonflies and damselflies of Jharkhand · Dragonflies and damselflies of Odisha · Dragonflies and damselflies of Chhattisgarh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Madhya Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Gujarat · Dragonflies and damselflies of Maharashtra · Dragonflies and damselflies of Andhra Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Karnataka · Dragonflies and damselflies of Goa · Dragonflies and damselflies of Kerala · Dragonflies and damselflies of Tamil Nadu · Dragonflies and damselflies of Puducherry · Dragonflies and damselflies of Telangana

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