| Neurobasis chinensis | |
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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) | |
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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] [5]
It is a large metallic bronze-green colored damselfly. Its fore-wings are transparent, tinted in pale yellow with green neuration. Its hind-wings are opaque in brilliant metallic green or peacock-blue according to angle of view. They flash the wings, displaying the colors to attract females. The colour is produced by interference from the thin surfaces of the wing membrane. [6] [7] [4] Female is very similar to the male. But its wings are transparent and light coffee brown with white wings spots. There are another creamy yellow patches at the nodes. [8]
This species breeds in forest streams. 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. [9] [8] [10] [3] [4] The naiads burrow in sediment underwater and have a long abdomen that is held recurved above the body. [11]
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