Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Libellulidae Scientific name Lyriothemis tricolor | Phylum Arthropoda Order Odonata Genus Lyriothemis Rank Species | |
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Similar Lyriothemis, Lyriothemis acigastra, Orthetrum luzonicum, Euphaea, Diplacodes | ||
Lyriothemis tricolor is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, and Taiwan. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
In India, Lyriothemis species were thought to be restricted to the northeastern states like Assam and West Bengal; but, in 2013, L. acigastra and L. tricolor were recorded in the southern state of Kerala.
Reproduction
Unlike other dragonflies and damselflies this species breeds in water collected inside the tree holes of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. Males are guarding near the breeding site is recorded. Physicochemical parameters of water collected from the tree holes show that the water is generally acidic with high levels of total dissolved solids, phosphates, sulphates and nitrates. The pH varied from extremly acidic to (pH 3.56) to near neutral (pH 6.48). A diverse community of invertebrates and vertebrates coexist with L. tricolor larvae. It is not known how the different taxa interact in the community. However, the presence of predatory larvae of L. tricolor may significantly influence the community structure of tree holes.