the blue darner
Posted by rocksea on 21 Oct 2012
Darners are often found around ponds, lakes and marshes. The blue darners are conspicuous with their pale green face and sapphire blue eyes. Its exquisite features and elegant nature might have given it the name, “magnificent emperor”. Males have bluish thorax while in females it is yellow with an olive green tint. The one below must be a female blue darner.
Species: anax immaculifrons Family: aeshnidae
Common Names: Blue Darner, Magnificent Emperor
Location: @ home, Kottayam, Kerala
Reference:
Subramanian K. A., 2009: Dragonflies of India-A Field Guide, Vigyan Prasar, New Delhi.
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Saw your post after such a long time. Hope that you all are well. Pratya must be a big boy!
BTW, lovely images as usual!
Ciao Sunil,
Grazie per message. Yes we are keeping good. We are at Kerala at the moment, for a wedding and a conference. Pratya has grown up and goes to playschool.
Regards to Nadia!
I usually hate insects, almost Entomophobic
Your pictures have made me fall in love with them 
very good click!