Red and blue damsel facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Red and blue damsel
Male, Tasmania, Australia
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Xanthagrion Selys 1876
Species:	X. erythroneurum
Binomial name
Xanthagrion erythroneurum (Selys, 1876)
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The red and blue damsel is a type of damselfly. Its scientific name is Xanthagrion erythroneurum. It is the only species in its group, called Xanthagrion.

What They Look Like

The red and blue damsel has a bright red face and chest area (called the thorax). Its body, or abdomen, is a light color. This part of its body is about 2.2 to 2.4 centimeters long. Both male and female damsels look very similar in color.

Where They Live

You can find the red and blue damsel all over Australia. They also live on islands in the Pacific Ocean, like Fiji and New Caledonia. In Tasmania, they are found in the northern and eastern parts. These damsels usually live near water, such as dams, wet marshy areas, and slow-moving streams.

Gallery

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  Mating I. The male holds the female behind her head.

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  Mating II. The male pushes the female under the water.

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  Mating III. The female is completely under the water. Both male and female dragonflies go under.

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  Male

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  Female wings

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  Male wings