An uncommon dragonfly occurs mainly in the hill country streams with pools as well as the tanks and lakes. But it can be found in low country wet zone and intermediate zones too. Rather common from March to May and August to October. When ovipositing female of this dragonfly insert her eggs into under water plant materials, while male hovering or flying close to her, sometimes also fighting with other rival males.
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Saturday, January 22, 2011
Indian Duskhawker (Gynacantha dravida)
This rather uncommon dragonfly can be easily identified by a distinct constriction in its abdomen. It appears at dusk and come frequently to lights in houses though its usual habitats are tanks edges and marshlands where it flies rapidly during dusk and probably dawn as well. During day time they rest in shrubs overhanging the water surface.
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