Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924 - Travancore Torrent Dart

Conservation and Special status

Picture     IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern
                 Endemic Status: Endemic to the Western Ghats

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This common species has been recorded so far from Kerala and the Western Ghats within the Indian limits. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.

 

Taxonomy in detail

Scientific Name: Euphaea cardinalis

Authority: Fraser, 1924

Synonyms: 

  1. Indophaea cardinalis (Fraser, 1924)
  2. Pseudophaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924

Common Name(s): Travancore Torrent Dart

This is a common species.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala122
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total1221
  1. Kakkasery, F. & Mitra, A. 2010. Euphaea cardinalisThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T175194A7120246. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T175194A7120246.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2021.
  2. Subramanian, K.A., Emiliyamma, K.G., Babu, R., Radhakrishnan, C. & Talmale, S.S. (2018) Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats. Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata, 23-29.

Page citation

Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2026. Euphaea cardinalis Fraser, 1924 – Travancore Torrent Dart. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/euphaea-cardinalis, accessed 2026/02/07.