Libellago indica
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
Libellago indica, the southern heliodor, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is found only in South India. It breeds in hill streams and rivers. Fraser described this damselfly in 1928 as a subspecies of Libellago lineata. Most authors have followed Fraser's original view for a long time, although Lieftinck considered L. indica as a good species (Lieftinck, 1940, p. 88; 1955, p. 68; 1971, p. 206). Recently De Fonseka 2000, Hämäläinen 2002 and World Odonata List listed L. indica as a good species.
It is a small damselfly with large head and brown capped yellowish eyes. Its thorax is black with yellow marks. Wings are transparent with apical black spots on the fore-wings. The abdomen is black with large yellow spots on lateral sides on segments 2 to 7. Segments 2 to 5 have broad mid-dorsal black stripes which is absent in L. lineata lineata. These abdominal markings will help to easily distinguish it from other Libellago lineata. Female is dull brown and with transparent wings. Sub-adult males have also transparent wings.
It is common on the banks of rivers and streams flowing through the forests. Frequently found sitting in emergent... Wikipedia →
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Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Heliodor sighting in Kochi on a given day, based on 10 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 277th most-seen of the 428 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
February, June and September–October
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report a Southern Heliodor in Kochi on a given day, against under 5% in March–May, July–August and November–January, the lowest months.
Only Kochi, in our data
Kochi is the only city on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Southern Heliodor sightings: under 5% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same order: Odonata
The closest relatives of the Southern Heliodor that you can see in Kochi (order Odonata, Dragonflies and Damselflies) are Coromandel Marsh Dart (about 40%), Pied Paddy Skimmer (about 40%) and Oriental Blue Dasher (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Southern Heliodor is recorded against all the insects logged in Kochi (10 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
