Matrona basilaris is a species of broad-winged damselfly found in East Asia.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Calopterygidae |
| Genus: | Matrona |
| Species: | M. basilaris
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| Matrona basilaris Selys, 1853
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Description
editMatrona basilaris is a large damselfly which ranges in color from brilliant metallic green in males to reddish brown in females.[2][3][4] Its wings range in color from dark blue to reddish brown.[3]
Distribution
editMatrona basilaris and its subspecies have been found in China, Japan,[2] Northern Vietnam, and Eastern Laos.[1] It is generally found at modest altitudes of approximately 900m around mountain streams or rivers with dense surrounding vegetation.
References
edit- ^ a b Xue, Junli; Zhang, Haiguang; Ning, Xin; Bu, Wenjun; Yu, Xin (May 2019). "Evolutionary history of a beautiful damselfly, Matrona basilaris, revealed by phylogeographic analyses: the first study of an odonate species in mainland China". Heredity. 122 (5): 570–581. doi:10.1038/s41437-018-0158-y. PMC 6461769. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Hooper, Rowan. "Ryukyu damselfly". The Japan Times. The Japan Times. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ a b Yu, Xin; Xue, Junli; Hämäläinen, Matti; Liu, Yang; Bu, Wenjun (July 2015). "A revised classification of the genus Matrona Selys, 1853 using molecular and morphological methods (Odonata: Calopterygidae): Revised classification of Matrona". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 174 (3): 473–486. doi:10.1111/zoj.12253. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
- ^ "イトトンボ｜検索詳細｜地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース". 地域観光資源の多言語解説文データベース (in Japanese). Japan Tourism Agency. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
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