Zygonyx iris Selys, 1869 - Emerald Cascader

Conservation and Special status

Picture     IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

This common species has been recorded so far from Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu within the Indian limits.

This is a common species.

StateJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecNo date
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Assam2
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka1
Kerala1412
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra2
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu1
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total3614

Sharma, G. 2010. Zygonyx iris. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167082A6297947. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167082A6297947.en.

 

Page citation

Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2026. Zygonyx iris Selys, 1869 – Emerald Cascader. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/zygonyx-iris, accessed 2026/06/09.