Described: (Rambur, 1842).
States with an open record: Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Andaman & Nicobar, Telangana, Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu.
Biogeographic provinces with a GBIF record: 10A Islands: Andamans, 2C Himalaya: Central, 3A Desert: Thar, 3B Desert: Kutchchh, 4A Semi-Arid: Punjab Plains, 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, 7A Gangetic Plain: Upper, 7B Gangetic Plain: Lower, 8A Coasts: West Coast, 8B Coasts: East Coast, 9A North-East: Bramhaputra Valley, 9B North-East: North-East Hills.
Family: Libellulidae; order: Odonata.

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Bradinopyga geminata

Granite Ghost

Granite Ghost (Bradinopyga geminata), a species of India. IUCN Least Concern (2010). Open records in 32 states. Listed by ZSI, GBIF, iNaturalist and IUCN. Group: Insects: dragonflies & damselflies.

Dragonflies and damselflies of Jammu and Kashmir · Dragonflies and damselflies of Himachal Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Punjab · Dragonflies and damselflies of Chandigarh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Uttarakhand · Dragonflies and damselflies of Haryana · Dragonflies and damselflies of Delhi · Dragonflies and damselflies of Rajasthan · Dragonflies and damselflies of Uttar Pradesh · Dragonflies and damselflies of Bihar · Dragonflies and damselflies of Sikkim · Dragonflies and damselflies of Nagaland · Dragonflies and damselflies of Mizoram · Dragonflies and damselflies of Tripura · Dragonflies and damselflies of Meghalaya · Dragonflies and damselflies of Assam · 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 Andaman and Nicobar · Dragonflies and damselflies of Telangana · Dragonflies and damselflies of Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu

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