Two Indothemis species are found in Malaysia – Indothemis carnatica and Indothemis limbata. Both the species are dark blue in colour, and they are normally found at ponds. The matured males of the species are not too hard to be distinguished by two characters. In I. carnatica, the wing tips are not tinted and the tail end (anal appendages) is slight lighter (a bit cream in colour). On the other hand, I. limbata have tinted wing tips and the tail end is dark in colour.
Indothemis carnatica
Indothemis limbata
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