Euphaea masoni

Euphaea masoni is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae, the gossamerwings.[1]

Euphaea masoni
Male
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

Description

The male is almost entirely black, including its wings. The female has lighter colored wings.[2]

Range

Euphaea masoni is found mostly in Southeast Asia, including southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.[3]

Ecology

It is found near streams. Phoretic associations between larvae of Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Euphaea masoni have been reported.[4]

References
  1. "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Odonata of India.
  2. Citizen science observations for Euphaea masoni at iNaturalist
  3. "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Thailand Nature Project.
  4. Boonsoong, Boonsatien (January 2016). "Phoretic associations between Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and its hosts Gestroiella (Heteroptera, Naucoridae) and Euphaea masoni (Odonata, Euphaeidae) in streams in Western Thailand". Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology. 52: 163–169. doi:10.1051/limn/2015025.


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