Tholymis tillarga

Family Libellulidae

Tholymis tillarga

(Fabricus 1789)
Elevation 200 - 2000m
Abdomen 28-33mm

Locations East to West Nepal

In the late evenings, T. tillarga is cleaning up on mosquitos along the edges of canals, ponds, and paddy fields. It is called the Foggy-wing Twister because it flies rapidly up and down the banks eating as it flies and it has two small blue smudge marks on the wings. It is a very difficult species to photograph.

Male

Female