Odonata > Anisoptera > Libelluloidea > Libellulidae > Palpopleura
Palpopleura sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787 – Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer
Palpopleura sexmaculata – Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer
Early Stages:
Indian Distribution (based on images):
Identification:
Sexual, seasonal & individual variation:
Status, Habitat and Habits:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arunachal Pradesh | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Assam | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | 6 | ||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Karnataka | 3 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | ||||||
| Maharashtra | 1 | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Manipur | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Sikkim | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Tripura | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| West Bengal | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||
| All states | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 6 |
References:
Odonata > Anisoptera > Libelluloidea > Libellulidae > Palpopleura
Cite this page along with its URL as:
Anonymous. 2023. Palpopleura sexmaculata Fabricius, 1787 – Blue-tailed Yellow Skimmer. 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/619/Palpopleura-sexmaculata
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