Red-striped black bambootail facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Red-striped black bambootail |
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Prodasineura
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verticalis
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The Prodasineura verticalis is a type of damselfly. It belongs to the Platycnemididae family. People often call it the red-striped black bambootail or just the black bambootail. Damselflies are amazing insects, a bit like dragonflies, but they usually hold their wings together over their back when resting.
Where Do They Live?
The red-striped black bambootail damselfly lives in many parts of Asia. You can find them in countries like China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand.
What Do They Look Like?
This damselfly is a medium-sized insect. It has brown eyes that look like they have a black cap. Its back wings are about 19 to 20 millimeters long. The main body, called the abdomen, is about 30 millimeters long.
Male damselflies are mostly black. They have cool red and yellow stripes on their middle body part, which is called the thorax. They also have small yellow spots on their abdomen. The special spot on their wings, called the pterostigma, is dark brown and shaped like a diamond.
Female damselflies look quite similar to the males. However, their stripes on the thorax are usually lighter and more yellowish.
Habitat and Habits
You can often spot these damselflies near large ponds and rivers. They like to sit among plants that grow out of the water.
When it's time for them to lay eggs, the female damselfly will place them on plants or roots that are underwater. They often do this while still connected to the male. This process is called oviposition.
See Also
- List of odonates of India
- List of odonata of Kerala
- More about Prodasineura damselflies
