Trumpet Tail

Trumpet Tail, originally uploaded by kadavoor.

He was sitting on ground level in a bumpy area so it is difficult for me to lower the camera to capture him.

Acisoma panorpoides, male

Common Names: Grizzled Pintail, Pintail, Trumpet Tail

A small blue dragonfly with bulged abdomen, closely associated with water, commonly found among reeds in ponds and tanks. The species has a very weak and short flight. Breeds in marshes associated with tanks and ponds.

Taken at Kadavoor, Kerala, India

http://www.ias.ac.in/initiat/sci_ed/lifescape/odonates-dragonflies.pdf

http://odonata-malaysia.blogspot.com/2009/05/libellulidae-acisoma-panorpoides.html

www.greglasley.net/pintail.html

www.asia-dragonfly.net/globalResults.php?Species=1289