Ischnura rubilio (Selys, 1876) — Western Golden Dartlet
- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Ischnura
- Species:
- Ischnura rubilio (Selys, 1876)
- Common name:
- Western Golden Dartlet
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- January - November
- Local Distribution:
- All over the country
- Global Distribution:
- Bangladesh, Indian subcontinent, Iran
- Abdomen Size:
- Male: 18 mm
Female: 19 mm
- Wing Size:
- Male: 15 mm
Female: 14.5 mm
- Wing Spot:
- Male: Rose-red forewing & pale grey hindwing
Female: Pale pink
- Eye Color:
- Male: Narrow black cap over olive green
Female: Narrow black cap over pale yellowish green
- Description:
- Earlier this species was considered as a subspecies of Ischnura aurora, but strong differences in DNA and morphological differences resulted in Ischnura rubilio to be considered as a separate species.
- COI Gene:
>MH449981.1 Ischnura rubilio isolate 6739 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI) gene, partial cds; mitochondrial
TCAACAAATCATAAAGATATTGGGACCTTATACTTATTATTTGGTGCTTTTTCGGGTATGATAGGTACTGGGTTTAGTTTTCTTATAAGACTAGAACTATCGGCCCCCGGATCAATGCTGGGGGATGATCATCTTTACAATGTCATAATAACTGCTCATGGTCTTATAATGATTTTCTTTTTAGTTATGCCGGTTATGATTGGTGGGTTTGGGAATTGATTTGTCCCTCTCTATATCGGAGCCCCGGACATGGCTTTTCCAAGATTAAATAATATTAGTTTTTGAGTTTTACCACCATCATTAATATTACTGTTAGGCTCAGCCTTTGTAGAACAAGGGGTTGGGGCTGGATGAACTCTTTATCCTCCTCTATCAAGCGTACAAGCTCATTCTGGGGGATCGGTTGATGCGGCGATATTTAGCCTCCATTTAGCCGGGATCTCATCAATTCTAGGGTCTATGAATTTTATTACTACTATCTTTAATATGCGGGCGCCTGGGATTACGATGGACAGATTGCCTCTATTTGTTTGATCTATTTTAGTAACAACTTACCTTTTAATATTATCTTTGCCTGTATTGGCAGGTGCGATAACTATGCTTTTAACGGATAGGAACTTTAATACAACTTTCTTCGACCCGGCGGGCGGTGGAGATCCAATATTATTTCAACATTTATTCTGATTTTTTGGTC
- CO1 Protein:
>QBC75904.1 cytochrome oxidase subunit 1, partial (mitochondrion) [Ischnura rubilio]
STNHKDIGTLYLLFGAFSGMMGTGFSFLMSLELSAPGSMLGDDHLYNVMMTAHGLMMIFFLVMPVMIGGFGNWFVPLYIGAPDMAFPSLNNISFWVLPPSLMLLLGSAFVEQGVGAGWTLYPPLSSVQAHSGGSVDAAMFSLHLAGISSILGSMNFITTIFNMRAPGITMDSLPLFVWSILVTTYLLMLSLPVLAGAMTMLLTDSNFNTTFFDPAGGGDPMLFQHLFWFFG