The following is a list of the dragonflies and damselflies found in Kerala, a state on the southwestern, Malabar Coast of India.
Family: Lestidae (Spread-winged damselflies)
diffuse stripes on the humeral suture
Platylestes platystylus male
Platylestes platystylus young male
Platylestes platystylus female
Platylestes platystylus female
Family: Platystictidae (Shadow damselflies)
Indosticta deccanensis male
Indosticta deccanensis female
Protosticta gravelyi male
Protosticta gravelyi female
Protosticta hearseyi male
Protosticta monticola male
Protosticta ponmudiensis male
Protosticta ponmudiensis male
Protosticta rufostigma male
Protosticta rufostigma female
Protosticta sanguinostigma male
Protosticta sanguinostigma female
Family: Calopterygidae (Broad-winged damselflies)
Neurobasis chinensis male
Neurobasis chinensis female
Neurobasis chinensis male (wing flashing)
Vestalis submontana sub-adult male
Vestalis submontana female
Calocypha laidlawi female
Heliocypha bisignata male
Heliocypha bisignata female
Heliocypha bisignata teneral male
Heliocypha bisignata mating pair
Libellago indica juvenile male
Libellago indica mating pair
Libellago indica egg-laying
Family: Euphaeidae (Gossamerwinged damselflies)
Euphaea fraseri male (wing flashing)
Euphaea fraseri mating pair
Family: Platycnemididae (White-legged damselflies)
Copera marginipes juvenile male
Copera vittata juvenile male
Disparoneura apicalis male
Disparoneura apicalis female
Disparoneura quadrimaculata male
Disparoneura quadrimaculata female
Genus: Onychargia
Onychargia atrocyana male
Genus: Phylloneura
Phylloneura westermanni male
Phylloneura westermanni mating pair
Prodasineura verticalis male
Prodasineura verticalis female
Prodasineura verticalis egg-laying
Prodasineura verticalis female (emergence)
Family: Coenagrionidae (Narrow-winged damselflies)
Aciagrion occidentale male
Aciagrion occidentale female (sub-adult)
Agriocnemis pieris female
Agriocnemis pieris female (red form)
Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female red form)
Agriocnemis pieris mating pair (female white form)
Agriocnemis pygmaea female
Agriocnemis pygmaea female (androchrome)
Agriocnemis splendidissima male
Agriocnemis splendidissima female (red)
Agriocnemis splendidissima female (green)
Agriocnemis splendidissima sub-adult male
Agriocnemis splendidissima juvenile male
Genus: Amphiallagma
Amphiallagma parvum female
Archibasis oscillans male
Archibasis oscillans mating pair
Archibasis oscillans egg-laying
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum male
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum female
Intra-male sperm translocation
Ceriagrion cerinorubellum mating
Ceriagrion coromandelianum male
Ceriagrion coromandelianum female
Ceriagrion olivaceum male
Ceriagrion olivaceum female
Ceriagrion olivaceum auraniacum male
Ceriagrion rubiae (tandem pair)
Ischnura rubilio mating pair
Female (gynochrome, sub-adult)
Mortonagrion varralli male
Mortonagrion varralli female
Paracercion calamorum male
Paracercion calamorum female
Paracercion melanotum male
Paracercion melanotum male (dorsal view)
Pseudagrion decorum female
Pseudagrion indicum mating pair
Pseudagrion microcephalum male
Pseudagrion microcephalum female
Pseudagrion rubriceps male
Pseudagrion rubriceps female
Family: Aeshnidae (Hawkers or Darners)
Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (dorsal view)
Anaciaeschna jaspidea, male (ventral view)
Anax guttatus male (in flight)
Anax immaculifrons female
Gynacantha dravida female
Gynacantha millardi female
Family: Gomphidae (Clubtails)
Burmagomphus laidlawi male
Heliogomphus promelas male
Heliogomphus promelas male
Ictinogomphus rapax female
Genus: Melligomphus
Onychogomphus acinaces female
Microgomphus souteri male
Microgomphus souteri female
Paragomphus lineatus male
Paragomphus lineatus female
Epophthalmia vittata male
Family: Corduliidae (Emeralds or Baskettails)
Hemicordulia asiatica male
Hemicordulia asiatica male
Acisoma panorpoides female
Aethriamanta brevipennis male
Aethriamanta brevipennis female
Brachydiplax chalybea male
Brachydiplax chalybea female
Brachydiplax sobrina male
Brachydiplax sobrina female
Brachydiplax sobrina mating pair
Brachythemis contaminata male
Brachythemis contaminata female
Bradinopyga geminata male
Bradinopyga geminata female
Crocothemis servilia male
Crocothemis servilia female
Diplacodes lefebvrii male
Diplacodes lefebvrii female
Diplacodes nebulosa female
Diplacodes trivialis male
Diplacodes trivialis female
Diplacodes trivialis sub-adult male
Diplacodes trivialis mating pair
Genus: Epithemis
Epithemis mariae mating pair
Hydrobasileus croceus male
Hydrobasileus croceus female
Hylaeothemis apicalis male
Hylaeothemis apicalis female
Hylaeothemis apicalis juvenile male
Hylaeothemis apicalis mating pair
Indothemis carnatica male
Indothemis carnatica female
Lathrecista asiatica male
Lathrecista asiatica female
Lyriothemis acigastra male
Lyriothemis acigastra female
Lyriothemis acigastra juvenile male
Lyriothemis acigastra mating pair
Lyriothemis tricolor male
Lyriothemis tricolor female
Neurothemis fulvia female
Neurothemis intermedia male
Neurothemis intermedia sub-adult male
Neurothemis intermedia female
Neurothemis tullia female
Neurothemis tullia mating pair
Genus: Onychothemis
Onychothemis testacea male
Onychothemis testacea female
Orthetrum chrysis mating pair
Orthetrum luzonicum female
Orthetrum luzonicum juvenile male
Orthetrum luzonicum mating pair
Orthetrum pruinosum female
Orthetrum pruinosum mating pair
Orthetrum sabina mating pair
Orthetrum taeniolatum male
Orthetrum taeniolatum female
Orthetrum triangulare male
Orthetrum triangulare female
Orthetrum triangulare mating pair
Palpopleura sexmaculata male
Palpopleura sexmaculata female
Palpopleura sexmaculata juvenile male
Pantala flavescens female
Rhodothemis rufa juvenile male
Rhyothemis triangularis male
Rhyothemis triangularis female
Rhyothemis variegata male
Rhyothemis variegata female
Sympetrum fonscolombii male
Sympetrum fonscolombii female
Tetrathemis platyptera male
Tetrathemis platyptera mating
Tetrathemis platyptera egg-laying
Trithemis aurora juvenile male
Trithemis pallidinervis female
Zyxomma petiolatum female
Idionyx gomantakensis male
Idionyx gomantakensis male
Idionyx gomantakensis female
Idionyx travancorensis male
Idionyx travancorensis female
Macromidia donaldi female
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