Neurobasis chinensis

Neurobasis chinensis
male
female
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)
Synonyms
  • Agrion nobilitata Fabricius, 1776
  • Calopteryx disparilis Rambur, 1842
  • Calopteryx sinensis Walker, 1853

Neurobasis chinensis,[2] stream glory[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae. It is a common species distributed across much of Asia.[1]

Neurobasis chinensis male flashing wings

Males have very iridescent green hindwings which are flashed in display to attract females. The colour is produced by interference from the thin surfaces of the wing membrane. Female is very similar to the male. But its wings are transparent and light coffee brown with white wings spots.[5][6][4]

This species breeds at forest streams and it can adapt to disturbed and cultivated habitat types. The males maintain their territories along stretches of moderately fast-flowing streams. Normally found only near the water bodies. Female lays eggs in submerged vegetation, often among root masses, sometimes submerging herself fully for a few minutes.[1][7][8][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dow, R.A. (2009). "Neurobasis chinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T163763A5648117. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T163763A5648117.en. Retrieved 19 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  3. 1 2 "Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-19.
  4. 1 2 3 "Neurobasis chinensis Linnaeus, 1758". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-18.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Kumar, A. & Prasad, M. (1977). "Reproductive behaviour in Neurobasis chinensis chinensis (Linnaeus) (Zygoptera: Calopterygidae)". Odonatologica. 6: 163–171.
  7. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  8. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1936). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. III. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.

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