Bug FAQWhite dartlet
Agriocnemis pieris · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae
The white dartlet is a tiny, slender damselfly with a pale bluish-white body marked by dark spots on the back of its abdomen. It lives in marshes and wet grasslands and is known from India, possibly extending into Bangladesh.
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How to recognize it
Its eyes are light blue with a black cap, the thorax is black on top and pale blue on the sides, and the abdomen is pale blue with dark dorsal markings up to segment 8.
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Size
It is a small, slender damselfly that stands out because of its bluish-white colour.
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Where it lives
It breeds in marshes and wet grasslands.
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Where it comes from
It is found in India and may also occur in Bangladesh.
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Lookalikes
A similar species, Agriocnemis lacteola, lacks the dark dorsal marks on abdominal segments 4 to 10.
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Same family (Coenagrionidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriocnemis_pieris
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