Little Bloodtail

Little Bloodtail (Lyriothemis acigastra) is a dragonfly species found in India. In the past, the species was sighted in Tibet, Myanmar, Bangladesh and northeast India. This insect is less than 4 centimetre long with transparent wings. The male is blood-red in colour with black marks and the females are yellow instead of red.

Information regarding their ecology and habitat is few and far between due to their elusive nature. Kerala has widely recorded the Little Bloodtail. A colony of this species was discovered in 2015 in Ernakulam.  It was first discovered in the state in 2013.