Image: Aciagrion occidentale at Kadavoor

Description: Aciagrion is a genus of damselfly in family Coenagrionidae. It has a wide range from Africa, through Indonesia to Australia. They are commonly known as "Slims". Green-striped Slender-Dartlet or Asian Slim Damselfly (Aciagrion occidentale) is found in Southern India, Sri Lanka and questionably in south Asian counties where another damselfly Aciagrion borneense resembles this very very closely. Male Aciagrion occidentale has a long and slim abdomen; female similar to the male. The male does have a very slight tinge of green dorsally on the thorax, but is very pale compared to that of A. borneense. Aciagrion occidentale is widely distributed in grasslands in open grass besides weedy ponds and marshy areas. Suitable habitat is shrub dominated wetlands although it can also be found in bogs, marshes, swamps, fens, peatlands, small streams and permanent freshwater lakes.
Title: Aciagrion occidentale at Kadavoor
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