White-tipped Demon

Indothemis carnatica · Order: Odonata · Family: Libellulidae

Also called: Light-tipped Demon, Black Marsh Skimmer

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White-tipped Demon
Photo: Charles J. Sharp, CC BY-SA

The white-tipped demon is a small dragonfly with a dark violet-brown body and faint yellow markings that can be seen through the dark color.

Source: Wikipedia

Size

It is a small dragonfly with a dark violaceous or blackish-brown coloration.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it lives

It breeds in ponds and lakes that have abundant weeds.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

It occurs in India, Sri Lanka and Thailand.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

White-tipped Demon photo 3
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA
White-tipped Demon photo 4
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
White-tipped Demon photo 5
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA
White-tipped Demon photo 6
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA

Same family (Libellulidae)

Blue DasherBlue DasherPachydiplax longipennisEastern PondhawkEastern PondhawkErythemis simplicicollisCommon WhitetailCommon WhitetailPlathemis lydiaWidow SkimmerWidow SkimmerLibellula luctuosaAutumn MeadowhawkAutumn MeadowhawkSympetrum vicinumCommon DarterCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum

Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indothemis_carnatica

Look it up elsewhere: GBIF · iNaturalist · BugGuide · Wikipedia

Text written 2026-10-23 from the sources above and checked sentence by sentence against them. Data fetched 2026-10-23.

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