Indothemis limbata explained

Indothemis limbata, the restless demon, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Singapore and Thailand.^{[1] [2]} Two subspecies can be found.^[3]

Subspecies

• Indothemis limbata limbata (Selys, 1891)
• Indothemis limbata sita Campion, 1923

Description and habitat

It is a small black dragonfly with yellow markings. Its eyes and thorax are black. Abdomen is also black, marked with yellow spots, obscured with bluish pruinescence in full adults. Bases of wings are dark. Apices of the wings are narrowly black; but transparent in I. l. sita. Anal appendages are dark.

Female has brown eyes and yellow thorax, marked with black. The bases of wings are in amber-yellow. Abdomen is black, marked with yellow spots up to segment 8. Anal appendages are dark.

It breeds in weeded ponds and lakes.^{[4] [5]}

See also

• List of odonates of Sri Lanka
• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

• limbata.html World Dragonflies
• Animal diversity web
• Query Results

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indothemis limbata (Selys, 1891). India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-02-13.
2. Web site: Indothemis limbata Selys, 1891 – Restless Demon. Odonata of India, v. 1.48. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2020-06-17.
3. Odonata: Catalogue of the Odonata of the World. Tol J. van, 2008-08-01
4. Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1936. 341-343.
5. 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. 436.