Taxonomic Information
Synonyms:
Protosticta stevensi Fraser, 1922
Conservation and Special status
IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern
Endemic Status: Endemic to the Western Ghats
Photo Gallery and Species Biology
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This common species has so far been recorded from Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu states within the Indian limits. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.
This is a common species.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
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| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | |||||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | |||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Gujarat | |||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Kerala | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | |||||||||
| Manipur | |||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
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| Nagaland | |||||||||||||
| Odisha | |||||||||||||
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| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | |||||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Telangana | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | |||||||||||||
| West Bengal | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 |
- Subramanian, K.A. 2011. Protosticta gravelyi. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2011: e.T175162A7115762. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2011-1.RLTS.T175162A7115762.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.
Other Notes
Other Common Names:
Pied Reedtail (India).
Regional Names:
1. Malayalam: പുള്ളി നിഴൽത്തുമ്പി (Pulli Nizhalthumbi).
2. Marathi: अबलख छायासुंदरी (Abalakh Chhayasundari).
Page citation
Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2025. Protosticta gravelyi Laidlaw, 1915 – Pied Shadowdamsel. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/protosticta-gravelyi, accessed 2025/12/07.