Heliocypha bisignata explained
Heliocypha bisignata, stream ruby, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to South India where it breeds in hill streams in the southern part of the country.[1]
Description and habitat
It is a small damselfly with black head and big eyes. Its thorax is black with pink marks on the dorsum and yellow stripes on the lateral sides. Its fore-wings are transparent with outer fourth opaque in bright copper colors. Hind-wings are with outer third opaque, marked with two series of vitreous spots which glow with a copper or violet reflex. Its abdomen is black, markedwith yellow mid-lateral stripes and dots in segments 2 to 6. Female has dull colors and transparent wings. Its pterostigma is black with a pale creamy center. Males usually found perch on the rocks and floating logs and grasses in the forest stream. They fly occasionally to reveal their glistening wing patches. Females lay their eggs in submerged logs in forest streams.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
See also
Notes and References
- Book: K.A. . Subramanian . K.G. . Emiliyamma . R. . Babu . C. . Radhakrishnan . S.S. . Talmale . Atlas of Odonata (Insecta) of the Western Ghats, India . 2018 . Zoological Survey of India . 9788181714954. 76-77.
- Book: Subramanian, K. A.. Dragonflies and Damselflies of Peninsular India - A Field Guide. 2005.
- Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma, Odonata Vol. II. Taylor and Francis. Red Lion Court, Fleet Street, London. 1934. 49-52.
- Book: C FC Lt. Fraser. Frederic Charles Fraser. A Survey of the Odonate (Dragonfly) Fauna of Western India and Descriptions of Thirty New Species. 1924. 483.
- Web site: Rhinocypha bisignata (Hagen in Selys, 1853). India Biodiversity Portal. 2017-02-21.
- Web site: Heliocypha bisignata Hagen in Selys,1853. Odonata of India, v. 1.00. Indian Foundation for Butterflies. 2017-02-21.
