Odonata > Anisoptera > Libelluloidea > Libellulidae > Brachythemis
Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793 – Ditch Jewel
Other Common Name(s): Asian Groundling
Brachythemis contaminata – Ditch Jewel
Early Stages:
Indian Distribution (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
IUCN Red List Category: Least Concern
References:
References:
- Sharma, G. 2010. Brachythemis contaminata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167368A6335347. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167368A6335347.en. Downloaded on 14 August 2021.
Adult odonate observations that have been databased on this site:
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assam | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | |||||||
| Delhi | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||
| Gujarat | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | |||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 6 | |
| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |||||||||
| Telangana | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | ||||||||||||
| West Bengal | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |||||||
| All states | 4 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 27 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 36 | 13 | 7 |
References:
Odonata > Anisoptera > Libelluloidea > Libellulidae > Brachythemis
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2023. Brachythemis contaminata Fabricius, 1793 – Ditch Jewel. In Joshi, S., P. Dawn, P. Roy, and K. Kunte (eds.). Odonata of India, v. 1.57. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. http://www.indianodonata.org/sp/578/Brachythemis-contaminata
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