Species: Gynacantha bayadera Selys, 1891
Synonyms: Gynacantha lyttoni Fraser, 1926
Classification
Phylum: Arthropoda
 Class: Insecta
  Order: Odonata
   Family: Aeshnidae
    Genus: Gynacantha

Morphology:
Larva:
 
- Body elongate and large size
- Antenna 8 segments
- Labium flat with moveable hook
- No premental setae; labial palps without palpals setae.
- Wing-sheaths parallel
- Legs short, hind femur reach to abdominal only segmented 2


Figure
Gynacantha bayadera, dorsal view of adult (Source: Vannachak, 2009)


Gynacantha bayadera, A: dorsal view of larva; B: dorsal view of head and prothorax; C: dorsal abdominal segmented 5-10 (Source: Vannachak, 2009)
Distribution:
 - southern Thailand
 - Chiang Rai Province
 - Loei Province
 - Chaiyaphum Province
 - Saraburi Province
 - Nakhon Nayok Province
 - Kanchanaburi Province
 - Chanthaburi Province
 - Chon Buri Province
 - Khon Kaen Province

Work cited:
 - Hämäläinen, M. and Pinratana, A. 1999. Atlas of the Dragonflies of Thailand: Distribution Maps by Provinces. Brothers of St. Gabriel in Thailand, Bangkok.
 - Vannachak, V. 2009. Association of Odonnata nymphs and adults in Muang district, Khon Kaen Province. Special study. Khon Kaen University.

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