Rhinocypha bisignata

Rhinocypha bisignata
male
female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Rhinocypha
Species: R. bisignata
Binomial name
Rhinocypha latimacula
(Hagen, 1853)
Synonyms

Heliocypha bisignata

Rhinocypha bisignata,[2] stream ruby,[3][4] is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to the India. It breeds in hill streams.[1]

Males usually found perch on the rocks and floating logs and grasses in the forest stream. They fly occasionally to reveal their glistening wing patches. Females lay their eggs in submerged logs.[5][6][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Mitra, A. (2010). "Rhinocypha bisignata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2010: e.T169154A6573855. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T169154A6573855.en. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
  2. ↑ "World Odonata List". Slater Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  3. 1 2 "Rhinocypha bisignata (Hagen in Selys, 1853)". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  4. 1 2 "Heliocypha bisignata Hagen in Selys,1853". Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. Retrieved 2017-02-21.
  5. ↑ Subramanian, K. A. (2005). Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide.
  6. ↑ C FC Lt. Fraser (1934). The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London: Taylor and Francis.

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