Heliocypha perforata  (Percheron, 1835)

Stream Sapphire
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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: ​​Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Heliocypha
​Species: perforata

  • Common names: Stream Sapphire
  • Thai Names: แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกสั้นลายจุด, แมลงปอเข็มหางโป่งจุดฟ้า
  • Distribution: China, Hong Kong, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Chiang Mai
  • Additional notes: The genus Heliocypha Fraser is considered by some taxonomists as a subgenera of Rhinocypha Rambur; Schorr and Paulson (2017) treat it as a valid genus. Source IUCN Rest List, see link below.
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Image locations
Images of Heliocypha perforata from Thailand.
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Heliocypha perforata (Selys, 1879) male, Chiang Mai
References: 
​Thai Odonata & Nature as Rhinocypha perforata
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand as Rhinocypha perforata
Wilson, K.D.P. 2018. Heliocypha perforata (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T164789A122792490. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T164789A122792490.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2018.