Protosticta sanguinostigma, the red spot reedtail, is a damselfly species in the family Platystictidae. It is endemic to Western Ghats in India. It is known to occur only in a few localities.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Red spot reedtail 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
- Protosticta gravelyi
- Drepanosticta quadrata
- Chorismagrion risi
- Palaemnema domina
- Agriomorpha fusca
- Risiocnemis serrata
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Platystictidae
- Genus
- Protosticta
- Species
- Protosticta sanguinostigma
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