Odonata of Bangladesh
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Mortonagrion aborense (Laidlaw, 1914)
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- Suborder:
- Zygoptera
- Family:
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus:
- Mortonagrion
- Species:
- Mortonagrion aborense (Laidlaw, 1914)
- Global IUCN status:
- Least Concern
- Eco-system:
- Terrestrial, Freshwater
- Abundance:
- Common
- Flight Seasons:
- All year round
- Local Distribution:
- Rajshahi, Dhaka, Sylhet, Chittagong, Khulna, Barisal
- Global Distribution:
- India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand
- Description:
- Synonyms: Agriocnemis binocellata (Fraser, 1929), Mortonagrion simile (Ris, 1930). Mortonagrion aborense are quite common in the ponds and lakes of Sylhet. They are often sighted perching in the reeds and grasses associated to the water bodies.
- Male Description:
- The males are black and blue in color. The eyes are black and blue capped, blue post ocular spot present. Thorax is black with blue antehumeral stripe present. Abdominal segments 1-2 are laterally blue, 3-7 are black, segment 8 ventrally blue, while segments 9-10 are completely blue. Anal appendages are black.
- Female Description:
- The females are like juvenile males. Eyes are black with yellow capped, black antehumeral stripe present. Wings are transparent. The females can be distinguished from male easily by the presence of the blue dorsal stripe in the terminal segments 7-10.
- COI Gene Sequence: Not available
- CO1 Protein sequence: Not available