Damselfly

Coromandel marsh dart (yellow waxtail)

Ceriagrion coromandelianum

Slender bright yellow damselfly resting on a plant

Scientific name: Ceriagrion coromandelianum
Family: Coenagrionidae, order Odonata
Group: Damselfly

A thin yellow damselfly of village ponds.

Spot it Slender, bright yellow body with a greenish thorax.
Home Ponds, tanks, ditches and gardens with water.
Food web Catches tiny flies and mosquitoes; its young live in water.
Why it matters Eats mosquitoes and shows the water is clean enough for life.

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