Coenagrionidae Agriocnemis

Family Coengarionidae

Agriocnemis clauseni

Fraser 1922

Elevation 80-1000

Abdomen 20-22mm

A small attractive damselfly that I saw at Bees Hajar sitting on vegetation next to the canal. It is fairly common regionally. It is also located at Rupa Taal near Pokhara. It has two color forms for the female, one similar to a juvenile male and a red form.

Male

Female

Agriocnemis femina

(Brauer 1868)

Elevation of level to 1000m

Abdomen length 16-17mm

Very similar to A. pygmaea in size and color but the main differences are the size and shape of the anal appendages, a pruinosed thorax, and a darker abdomen. It is very common and widely distributed throughout Southeast Asia and Australasia. It is found primarily in grasslands near ponds and lakes. These photos are from the Parsa Reserve in the Terai area of southern Nepal.

Male

Female

Agriocnemis lacteola

Selys 1877

Elevation 150-800m

Abdomen 16-18mm

A lovely milky white damselfly that is found in wetland areas. It was found in Bis Hajar Taal and in the Haldi Bari forest wetland. The females are very attractive with a blue and black abdomen. About the same size as A. pygmaea but much easier to spot.

Male

Female

Agriocnemis pygmaea 

Rambur 1842

Elevation sea level to 1370m

Abdomen 16-17mm

Hard to detect due to its minuscule size and the way it drifts between blades of grass next to ponds, streams, and wetland areas. The ID is from the red tip of the abdomen and the green, tiny anal appendages, and the black and green thorax. A very common damselfly in Asia. Found at CNP, Bis Hajar Taal, Parsa, Godavari, and many other locations around Nepal.

Male

Female