Euphaea masoni explained

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.

Range

Euphaea masoni is found mostly in Southeast Asia, including southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.^[2]

Ecology

It is found near streams. Phoretic associations between larvae of Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Euphaea masoni have been reported.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879. Odonata of India.
2. Web site: Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879. Thailand Nature Project.
3. 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. 10.1051/limn/2015025. free.