Image: Agriocnemis splendidissima female by Kadavoor

Description: Agriocnemis splendidissima, Splendid Dartlet, is a small black and blue damselfly in the Agriocnemis genus in the Coenagrionidae family with greenish blue eyes. Eyes are black above, greenish blue below, with a fine brown equatorial belt. Thorax is black with narrow greenish blue dorsal stripe. Two broad lateral blue stripes are also present. Abdomen is blue with extensive black markings. The dorsal surface of first and second segment has extensive black markings. The black markings on segments 3-7 are spatula shaped and remaining segments are black with blue ventral sides. This damselfly is closely associated with streams and lakes which have emergent aquatic vegetation.
Title: Agriocnemis splendidissima female by Kadavoor
Credit: Own work
Author: Jeevan Jose
Permission: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, the copyright holder of this work, hereby publishes it under the following license:
Usage Terms: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0
License: CC BY-SA 4.0
License Link: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0
Attribution Required?: Yes