| Euphaea masoni | |
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| Male | |
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| Female | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Euphaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphaea |
| Species: | E. masoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879 | |
Euphaea masoni is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae, the gossamerwings. [1] [2]
The male is almost entirely black, including its wings. The female has lighter colored wings. [3]
Euphaea masoni is found mostly in Southeast Asia, including southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. [4]
It is found near streams. Phoretic associations between larvae of Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Euphaea masoni have been reported. [5]