Idionyx stevensi
Fraser 1924
Elevation above 1400-2000m
Abdomen length 32mm
Only one male (May 2012) was found in the small wetland near ICIMOD. This was an emerging teneral that had not emerged successfully and was taken as a specimen. It is a beautiful dragonfly with emerald green eyes, and a metallic green thorax with bright yellow colored stripes. I believe the degradation of the habitat has affected the population. The water source where the specimen was found has now become unreliable. Previously placed in the family of Corduliidae but now molecular information has redefined the family and many taxa placed there. The distribution is China, India, and Nepal.
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