Orthetrum andamanicum Bedjanic, Kalkman & Subramanian, 2020 - Andaman Marsh Hawk

Taxonomic Information

Common Name: Andaman Marsh Hawk

Conservation and Special status

Picture       IUCN Red List Category: Not Evaluated
                   Endemic Status: Endemic to Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Photo Gallery and Species Biology

Orthetrum andamanicum - Andaman Marsh Hawk


This very rare species has so far been recorded from Andaman &  Nicobar island within within the Indian limits.

This is a very rare 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
Kerala
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total
  1. Bedjanič, M., Kalkman, V.J. & Subramanian, K.A. (2020) A new species of Orthetrum Newman, 1833 (Odonata: Libellulidae) from the Andaman Islands, India. Zootaxa, 4779. 91-100. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4779.1.6
  2. Kalkman, V.J., Babu, R., Bedjanic, M., Conniff, K., Gyeltshen, T., Khan, M.K., Subramanian, K.A., Zia, A. & Orr, A.G. (2020). Checklist of the dragonflies and damselflies (Insecta: Odonata) of Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Zootaxa, 4849 (1), 001-084. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4849.1.1

Page citation

Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2026. Orthetrum andamanicum Bedjanic, Kalkman & Subramanian, 2020 – Andaman Marsh Hawk. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/orthetrum-andamanicum, accessed 2026/06/13.