Lestes praemorsus

Family Lestidae

Lestes praemorsus decipiens

Kirby, 1893

Elevation 700 to 1500m

Abdomen 32-35mm

Locations Godavari and Dipang Taal Pokhara

Usually, they are found clinging to the grass close to the edges of small lakes or along canals. At first glance, the dark sapphire blue eyes are easily spotted then the metallic blue thorax and a long slender abdomen. The paired ruffle of markings on the dorsum of the thorax and the pale yellowish tipped with black anal appendages are important for identification. They are seen before the monsoon from April to June. I saw them at a small lake near Pokhara called Dipang Taal in April 2019 and on a small fish pond in the Godavari area in August 2019.

Lestes dorothea

Fraser 1924

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