Heliocypha biforata  (Sélys, 1859)

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Kingdom: Animalia
​Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
​Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: ​​Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Heliocypha
​Species: biforata

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• Common names: 
• Thai Names: แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกสั้นวงม่วง, แมลงปอเข็มน้ำตกปลายลาย
• Distribution: China, India, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam
• Image locations: Chanthaburi (Khao Soi Dao N.P.), Nakhon Si Thammarat
• 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.

Image locations

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Images of Heliocypha biforata from Thailand.

Heliocypha biforata, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Heliocypha biforata male, Nakhon Si Thammarat

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi November

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi November

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi November

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi February

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) male Khao Soi Dao N.P. Chanthaburi February

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) female Khao So Dao N.P. Chanthaburi March

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) female Khao So Dao N.P. Chanthaburi March

Heliocypha biforata (Sélys, 1859) female Khao So Dao N.P. Chanthaburi March

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References: 
​​Thai Odonata & Nature as Rhinocypha biforata
Dragonflies & Damselflies of Thailand as Rhinocypha biforata
​Dow, R.A. 2018. Heliocypha biforata (amended version of 2009 assessment). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2018: e.T163626A122793407. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163626A122793407.en. Downloaded on 23 December 2018.​