Green-Striped Slender Dartlet

Green-Striped Slender Dartlet

Aciagrion occidentale

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck
at Thrissur

In 3 days ~40% in a week ~60%

7 Verified sightings at Thrissur
August Best month

About the Green-Striped Slender Dartlet

Aciagrion occidentale, green striped slender dartlet, is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is found in India, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Vietnam and Thailand. It is a long slender damselfly with a black spot in blue on the 8th segment of the abdomen. Its thorax is black with lateral azure blue stripes. Its abdomen is extremely slender with black on dorsum of segments 1 to 7 and light blue on the lateral sides. Segment 8 is blue with a narrow triangle black dorsal spot, segment 9 is blue. Segment 10 is black on dorsum and blue on the sides. Female is similar to the male except in the last three abdominal segments. Segment 8 has a broad black mark on dorsum, 9 with a small basal dorsal spot, and 10 is entirely blue.

It flies close to the ground and found in shrub dominated wetlands. In spite of its delicate build, it enjoys migration by rising high in the air and takes advantage of its lightweight in air currents. List of odonates of India

List of odonata of Kerala Data related to Aciagrion occidentale at Wikispecies Media related to Aciagrion occidentale at Wikimedia Commons Wikipedia →

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Daily sighting probability

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Cities Where Found

# City Country Daily sighting probability
1 Thrissur 🇮🇳 India
~10%
2 Kollam 🇮🇳 India
~10%
3 Kochi 🇮🇳 India
~10%
4 Chennai 🇮🇳 India
<5%

Before you go

What are the chances of seeing a Green-Striped Slender Dartlet in Thrissur?

With luck

About 10% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Striped Slender Dartlet sighting in Thrissur on a given day, based on 7 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 79th most-seen of the 93 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 40%, and over a week to about 60%, if each day is a fresh chance.

When is the best time to see a Green-Striped Slender Dartlet in Thrissur?

August

In that month about 30% of wildlife watchers report a Green-Striped Slender Dartlet in Thrissur on a given day, against under 5% in June–July and October–April, the lowest months. That is one of Thrissur's wettest months, with about 320 mm of rain against 10 mm in January.

Is Thrissur the best place to see a Green-Striped Slender Dartlet?

Yes

Of the 4 cities where we can rate Green-Striped Slender Dartlet sightings, Thrissur has the highest daily chance: about 10%. Next come Kollam (India, about 10%) and Kochi (India, about 10%).

Which relatives of the Green-Striped Slender Dartlet live in Thrissur?

Same family: Coenagrionidae

The closest relatives of the Green-Striped Slender Dartlet that you can see in Thrissur (family Coenagrionidae, Narrow-winged Damselflies) are Coromandel Marsh Dart (about 30%), Orange-Tailed Marsh Dart (about 30%) and Wandering Midget (about 30%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.

Where does the Green-Striped Slender Dartlet sighting chance come from?

GBIF citizen-science records

It is estimated from how often the Green-Striped Slender Dartlet is recorded against all the insects logged in Thrissur (7 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.

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