Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863) — Scarlet Openwing
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Calicnemia
- Species:
- Calicnemia eximia (Selys, 1863)
- Common name:
- Scarlet Openwing
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- May
- Local Distribution:
- Sylhet, Chittagong
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
- Identification Key:
- For males: Abdomen bright vermillion-red, without markings; a small but conspicuous upper posthumeral spot on thorax; face and head as far back as posterior ocellus red, without markings. For females: Head broadly yellow beneath; a small but conspicuous upper posthumeral yellow spot present.
- Distinguishing Feature:
- The generalized and vivid red color of this insect serves to determine it at once from all other species of the genus.
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 32 mm
Female: 29 mm
- Wing Size:
- Male: 22 mm
Female: 24 mm
- Wing Spot:
- Male: Dark reddish brown
Female: Yellowish
- Eye Color:
- Male: Scarlet with a brown cap above, paling to yellowish beneath
Female: Similar
- Description:
- Also known as Calicnemia atkinsoni (Selys, 1886).
- COI Gene:
>MN378565.1 Calicnemia eximia isolate 79 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
TTATACTTAATATTCGGAGCTTGAGCAGGAATATTAGGTACAGCTTTAAGAATAATTATTCGTATTGAATTAGGACAGGCAGGATCTCTAATTGGTGATGATCAAATTTATAATGTAGTTGTTACTGCCCACGCATTCGTTATAATTTTTTTTATAGTTATACCAATTATAATTGGAGGGTTTGGAAACTGATTAGTTCCTTTAATATTAGGAGCCCCAGATATAGCCTTCCCACGACTTAATAATATGAGATTTTGATTACTACCTCCATCGTTAACTTTACTTCTAGCAAGAAGTATAGTAGAAAGAGGAGCAGGTACTGGATGAACAGTATATCCTCCATTAGCAGGGGCCATTGCACACTCGGGGGGATCAGTAGATTTAACAATTTTTTCCTTACACTTAGCAGGAGTATCTTCTATTCTCGGAGCCATTAATTTTATTACTACCACAATTAATATAAAAACCCCTGGAATAAAAATAGATCAAATACCATTATTTGTGTGAGCCGTTGTCATTACAGCAGTATTACTTTTACTATCACTACCAGTACTAGCAGGAGCTATTACTATGCTACTAACGGATCGAAATATTAATACACCATTTTTTGATCCAGCCGGTGGTGGAGAGCCGATACTATATCAA
- CO1 Protein:
>QEO33473.1 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, partial (mitochondrion) [Calicnemia eximia]
LYLMFGAWAGMLGTALSMIIRIELGQAGSLIGDDQIYNVVVTAHAFVMIFFMVMPIMIGGFGNWLVPLMLGAPDMAFPRLNNMSFWLLPPSLTLLLASSMVESGAGTGWTVYPPLAGAIAHSGGSVDLTIFSLHLAGVSSILGAINFITTTINMKTPGMKMDQMPLFVWAVVITAVLLLLSLPVLAGAITMLLTDRNINTPFFDPAGGGEPMLYQ