An endemic damselfly found near forest streams and rivers from lower
hills to montane areas. It is common and often found together with Oriental Green-Wing and Shining Gossamerwing.
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Oriental Green-Wing (Neurobasis chinensis chinensis)
Oriental Green-Wing is a comparatively large damselfly with very long slender legs. Male insect - shown in picture - can be easily identified by having beautiful metallic green body, shining metallic green hind wings and hyaline forewings while female has brown tinted wings. It is a common damselfly of montane and submontane streams usually with surrounding forests. It is observed that this species is frequently found together with Black-tipped Flashwing (Vestalis apicalis ) and Shining Gossamerwing(Euphaea splendens)
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