Subspecies in India
Other Common Name(s): Dancing Dropwing
Conservation and Special status
IUCN Red List Category: Least ConcernPhoto Gallery and Species Biology
This common species has been recorded so far from Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal within the Indian limits.
This is a common species.
| State | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | No date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | |||||||||||||
| Andhra Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Arunachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Assam | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Bihar | |||||||||||||
| Chandigarh | |||||||||||||
| Chhattisgarh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | |||||||||||||
| Daman & Diu | |||||||||||||
| Delhi | |||||||||||||
| Goa | |||||||||||||
| Gujarat | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Haryana | |||||||||||||
| Himachal Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Jammu and Kashmir UT | |||||||||||||
| Jharkhand | |||||||||||||
| Karnataka | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Kerala | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Ladakh UT | |||||||||||||
| Lakshadweep | |||||||||||||
| Madhya Pradesh | |||||||||||||
| Maharashtra | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |||
| Manipur | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Meghalaya | |||||||||||||
| Mizoram | |||||||||||||
| Nagaland | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Odisha | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Paschimbanga | |||||||||||||
| Pondicherry | |||||||||||||
| Punjab | |||||||||||||
| Rajasthan | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Sikkim | |||||||||||||
| Tamil Nadu | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Telangana | |||||||||||||
| Tripura | |||||||||||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Uttarakhand | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||
| West Bengal | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Total | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 10 | 1 |
Subramanian, K.A. 2010. Trithemis pallidinervis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T167370A6336121. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167370A6336121.en.
Page citation
Sawant, D., A. Dalvi, and S. Bagchi. 2026. Trithemis pallidinervis Kirby, 1889 – Long-Legged Marsh Glider. In (Chief Editors). Butterflies of India, v. . Published by the Indian Foundation for Butterflies. URL: https://www.indianodonata.org/trithemis-pallidinervis, accessed 2026/06/09.