Esme longistyla is damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is commonly known as the Nilgiri bambootail. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Nilgiri Bambootail being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Caconeura ramburi
- Caconeura risi
- Esme mudiensis
- Esme cyaneovittata
- Coeliccia cyanomelas
- Coeliccia membranipes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Platycnemididae
- Genus
- Esme
- Species
- Esme longistyla
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