Euphaea masoni is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae, the gossamerwings.[1][2]

Euphaea masoni
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Euphaeidae
Genus: Euphaea
Species:
E. masoni
Binomial name
Euphaea masoni
Selys, 1879

Description

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The male is almost entirely black, including its wings. The female has lighter colored wings.[3]

Range

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Euphaea masoni is found mostly in Southeast Asia, including southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.[4]

Ecology

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It is found near streams. Phoretic associations between larvae of Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Euphaea masoni have been reported.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Sharma, G. (2010). "Euphaea masoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T167415A6344846. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T167415A6344846.en. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Odonata of India.
  3. ^ Citizen science observations for Euphaea masoni at iNaturalist
  4. ^ "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Thailand Nature Project.
  5. ^ 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.