Ictinogomphus rapax

Ictinogomphus rapax,[2] the Indian Common Clubtail, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. It is found throughout the Orient region.[1][3]

Ictinogomphus rapax male dragonfly

Ictinogomphus rapax
male
female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Family:	Gomphidae
Genus:	Ictinogomphus
Species:	I. rapax
Binomial name
Ictinogomphus rapax (Rambur, 1842)
Synonyms
Ictinus mordax Selys, 1857 Ictinus praecox Selys, 1854 Ictinus vorax Rambur, 1842

showing the flexibility of the abdomen

Description and habitat

It's a large yellow and black colored dragonfly with bluish-grey eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with yellow or greenish-yellow stripes. Its abdomen is also black with bright yellow marks. There is a leaf like expansion in both sides of segment 8.[4]

This species usually perches on a bare twig facing the water, commonly found in ponds, tanks and rivers. It breeds in running and still water.[4]

See also

• List of odonates of India
• List of odonata of Kerala

References

1. Mitra, A (2010). "Ictinogomphus rapax". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167365A6334728.CS1 maint: uses authors parameter (link)
2. Martin Schorr; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
3. K.A., Subramanian; K.G., Emiliyamma; R., Babu; C., Radhakrishnan; S.S., Talmale (2018). Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India. Zoological Survey of India. pp. 226–227. ISBN 9788181714954.
4. C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis. pp. 373-329.