Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 - Yellow-striped Sprite

Subspecies in India

Other Common Name(s): Yellow-striped Blue Dart, Yellow-striped 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 Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and the Western Ghats within the Indian limits. It is endemic to the Western Ghats.

 

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
Goa11
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir UT
Jharkhand
Karnataka11
Kerala2435451
Ladakh UT
Lakshadweep
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra21316610131
Manipur
Meghalaya
Mizoram
Nagaland
Odisha
Paschimbanga
Pondicherry
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Telangana
Tripura
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Total23343161115194
  1. Dow, R.A. 2020. Pseudagrion indicumThe IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T163676A138282477. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T163676A138282477.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. Pseudagrion indicum Fraser, 1924 – Yellow-striped Sprite. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/pseudagrion-indicum, accessed 2026/01/07.