Neurobasis chinensis
| Neurobasis chinensis | |
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| Neurobasis chinensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Neurobasis |
| Species: | N. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Neurobasis chinensis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Neurobasis chinensis is a species of damselfly found in tropical Asia. Males have a very iridescent hindwing which is flashed in display to females and maintain their territories along stretches of moderately fast-flowing streams. The hindwing is brown on the underside but bright iridescent green on the upperside. The colour is produced by interference from the thin surfaces of the wing membrane.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Vukusic, P.; Wootton, R. J.; Sambles, J.R. (2004). "Remarkable iridescence in the hindwings of the damselfly Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)". Proc. R. Soc. Lond. B 271: 595–601. doi:10.1098/rspb.2003.2595.
- ↑ Kumar, A. & Prasad, M. (1977). "Reproductive behaviour in Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)". Odonatologica 6: 163–171.