Conservation and Special status
IUCN Red List Category: Data DeficientEndemic Status: Endemic to the Western Ghats
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
This rare species has been recorded so far in Kerala within the Indian limits. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.
This is a rare species.
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| Kerala | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
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| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 1 |
- Dow, R.A. 2009. Calocypha laidlawi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T163604A5622415. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163604A5622415.en. Downloaded on 09 June 2021.
- 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. 2025. Calocypha laidlawi Fraser, 1924 – Myristica Sapphire. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/calocypha-laidlawi, accessed 2025/12/08.
