Archibasis oscillans explained

Archibasis oscillans, long-banded bluetail, is a species of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It is found from India, Thailand, Laos, and Indonesia.^[1]

Description and habitat

It is slender and long damselfly with blue capped light blue eyes. Its thorax is black with azure blue antehumeral stripes followed by blue on lateral sides. Abdomen is black on dorsum and greenish yellow on the ventral half of the lateral sides up to segment 7. Remaining segments are azure blue with apical black rings. Female is similar to the male; though a bit robust and paler in colors. It breeds in lowland forest streams and rivers.^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

• http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Archibasis_oscillans/classification/

Notes and References

1. Book: K.A. . Subramanian . K.G. . Emiliyamma . R. . Babu . C. . Radhakrishnan . S.S. . Talmale . Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India . 2018 . Zoological Survey of India . 9788181714954. 148–149.
2. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. I. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1933. 310-312.
3. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. 1924. 493–494.
4. Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
5. Web site: Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877. India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-02-27.
6. Web site: Archibasis oscillans Selys, 1877. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2017-02-27.