Indolestes cyaneus

Family Lestidae

Indolestes cyaneus

(Selys, 1862)

Elevation 700 to 3300m

Abdomen 32-36mm

Locations Dhaap wetland, Godavari, Upper Mustang

Indolestes are called Reedlings because that is where they are found, sitting in reed beds next to lakes and ponds. Locations are from Jammu-Kashmir, Punjab, Darjeeling, Bhutan, and China. I. cyaneus is found at higher elevations in mountain wetlands over 2000m. They are hard to spot being very slender and slowly moving in tall grasses next to streams or ponds. They are pale blue in color. As juveniles, they are almost the same color as dry grass and very difficult to spot. They breed in early June and again in early October.

Male

Female