| Latin Name | Observation Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Ceriagrion coromandelianum | Oct 06, 2026 | Natore, Bangladesh |
Scientific Name:
In the scientific world, this damselfly is known as Ceriagrion coromandelianum. In English, it is called 'Coromandel Marsh Dart' or 'Yellow Waxtail'.
Family and Genus:
According to the biological classification of the animal kingdom, this insect belongs to the suborder Zygoptera under the order Odonata. It is a species of the genus Ceriagrion of the family Coenagrionidae.
Habitat and Distribution:
They are mainly distributed in various regions of South Asia, including Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal. In our country, they are naturally seen living around canals, ponds, rice fields, small ditches, and moist areas filled with aquatic plants.
Food and Nutrition:
They are mainly completely carnivorous or predatory insects. They obtain nutrition by catching and eating small flies, mosquitoes, and tiny floating insects hovering around water bodies.
Size and Lifestyle:
They are medium-sized damselflies. Their two eyes are bright bluish-green or yellowish-green in color. The upper part of the back or thorax is olive-green and the abdomen is bright yellow. Female damselflies are somewhat robust in size and their body color is grey or golden-yellow. They love to sit on leaves around calm water and catch small prey.
Benefits:
They are very beneficial for agriculture and the environment. By hunting small crop-damaging insects and harmful mosquitoes and flies, they help control harmful pests naturally.
Harmful Effects:
They do not have the slightest harm to humans, crops, or plants. They do not bite humans and do not cause any harm to gardens.
I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.
(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)
| Camera Used | Samsung SM-G973F |
|---|---|
| F-Stop | F2.4 |
| ISO speed | ISO |
| Focal length | 26mm |
| Flash | No |
| Editing app | Lightroom |
| Photography | (Ceriagrion coromandelianum) |
| Photographer |  @mshbd |
| Location | Natore, Bangladesh |
| Link to original community |
|---|
| https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/406607017 |
| Latitude | Longitude | Map Link |
|---|---|---|
| 24.3366 | 89.1120 | https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=12/24.3366/89.1120 |