Marsh Dancer female has a dark brown abdomen that is thicker toward anal end,thorax with purplish or yellow stripes,small lateral blue rings open on dorsal side along abdomen will mark the female.The large frons,black eyes with brown below and a hairy face will confirm identity.Abdomen 23mm,wing 17-18mm.
Marsh dancer can be seen in Paddy areas in wet zone near surrounding low vegetation,tank near to jungle shrubs and lower hill areas.
Paddyfield Parasol female is very similar to the young male. The black dorsal lines are thicker than the males and the terminal segments are generally darker. The colour at the base of the wings is generally much less prominent.
The adult male is easily identifiable,but not common. It is generally orange/yellow in colour and different from the female.
Paddyfield Parasol can be seen in many places from open wasteland to the edge of forests,paddy fields and can be Found in Asia; Sri Lanka ,Bangladesh, China, Hainan, India, Myanmar, Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia
Locally common damselfly of the low country wet zone Sri Lanka. Found in weedy areas around paddy fields, streams and ponds.
very colourfull body and eyes.
Males, head widened, with a yellow strip at the top. Thorax black with yellow stripes on the side. Abdomen black with yellow stripes on the bottom side, white tip. Legs flattened, yellow. Hind wing 17 mm, abdomen 32.5 mm. Female, dark dull overall. Sides of thorax yellow strip. Juvenile, head with white stripes. Side of thorax white strip. Abdomen white. White legs.
Very common insect found in reeds and marshy vegetation of forest streams and ponds from lowlands to mid-hills.yellow featherleg can be seen in South Asia, Sri Lanka, China, Southeast Asia, Indonesia .
The Pied parasol male and female are completely different in terms of appearance.The adult male’s wings have a broad black band followed by a white band. It’s body colour varies with age with juveniles initially having a light brown body.The females have dark brown tips with brown spots in the middle of their golden wings. Their abdomens are light brown and yellow with black lines running along the length of it. Both sexes are 1.8 cm long.
This species is generally found around tanks, ponds, marshes, slow flowing streams and paddy fields. They can be found from the lowlands to the mid hills throughout the year. Pied parasol can be found throughout South and south-East Asia.
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