Bug FAQGreen Metalwing
Neurobasis chinensis · Order: Odonata · Family: Calopterygidae
Also called: Chinese Greenwing, Oriental Greenwing, Stream Glory
The Green Metalwing is a large damselfly with a metallic bronze-green body. It lives near forest streams and other water bodies, where females lay eggs on submerged vegetation and the larvae burrow in the sediment.
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How to recognize it
The fore-wings are transparent with a pale yellow tint and green veins, while the hind-wings appear opaque metallic green or peacock-blue depending on the angle.
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Size
It is a large damselfly with a metallic bronze-green coloration.
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Where it lives
It breeds in forest streams and is normally found only near water bodies.
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What it eats
The aquatic larvae (naiads) live buried in sediment and have a long abdomen held recurved above the body.
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Life cycle
Females lay eggs on submerged vegetation, often among root masses. The naiads burrow in underwater sediment and keep their long abdomen recurved above the body.
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Where it comes from
It is a common species throughout much of Asia.
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Lookalikes
Females look very similar to males.
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Questions people ask
Where can I find Green Metalwing damselflies?
They are usually seen near forest streams and other water bodies.
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What do the larvae of Green Metalwing look like?
The larvae live buried in sediment and have a long abdomen held recurved above the body.
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How do Green Metalwing damselflies reproduce?
Females lay their eggs on submerged vegetation, often among root masses.
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Can I tell males and females apart?
Females are very similar in appearance to males.
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Same family (Calopterygidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neurobasis_chinensis
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