Number: 172 / Family: Platycnemididae / Genus: Onychargia
Species: Onychargia priydak / White-chested Dancer
Habitat: Uncertain (I saw it at an upland farmer's pond during a storm)
Province(s) sighted: Petchabun
Sightings (by me): Rare
In flight (that I have seen): July
Species easily confused with: N/A
So, the day after spotting a new species at school yesterday, I managed to spot another rare species, all from the comfort of my living room ... I think I may stop looking! A species I had photographed a good few years ago has finally been separated from Onychargia atrocyana. Onychargia priydak, is a species that looks like O. atrocyana, but differs superficially and is easily distinguished by having heavy white pruinesence on the thorax instead of the usual purplish-black. It has just been described by the amazing Oleg Kosterin, who described the species from Cambodia. Anyway, it is also present in Thailand and I believe in Hong Kong as well ... so if you come across a white wisp floating around take a closer look, you never know.
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