Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Lyriothemis acigastra

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Original – A male Lyriothemis acigastra, a dragonfly species native to India, photographed in Kadavoor
 
Second image in the set – A female Lyriothemis acigastra, a dragonfly species native to India, photographed in Kadavoor
Reason
A well-composed shot of a very rare species; while some may feel it falls a little short of the very high insect standard we have set, we are lucky to have a picture at all. According to a recent study, some details about the species are unreported; this, the authors say, "may be due to its secretive nature and rare occurrence". As such, I think we should be willing to overlook minor technical imperfections. We also have a female and a mating pair from the same photographer.
Articles in which this image appears
Lyriothemis acigastra
FP category for this image
Wikipedia:Featured pictures/Animals/Insects
Creator
Jeevan Jose

Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra male at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]
Promoted File:Lyriothemis acigastra female at Kadavoor.jpg --Armbrust The Homunculus 17:16, 10 July 2015 (UTC)[reply]