Biology:Euphaea masoni
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Short description: Species of damselfly
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Euphaeidae |
| Genus: | Euphaea |
| Species: | E. masoni
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| Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879
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Euphaea masoni is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae, the gossamerwings.[1]
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
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- ↑ "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Odonata of India. https://www.indianodonata.org/sp/281/Euphaea-masoni.
- ↑ Citizen science observations for Euphaea masoni at iNaturalist
- ↑ "Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879". Thailand Nature Project. https://www.thailandnatureproject.com/euphaea-masoni.html.
- ↑ 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. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299360708_Phoretic_associations_between_Nanocladius_asiaticus_Diptera_Chironomidae_and_its_hosts_Gestroiella_Heteroptera_Naucoridae_and_Euphaea_masoni_Odonata_Euphaeidae_in_streams_in_Western_Thailand.
Wikidata ☰ Q2288035 entry
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