Bug FAQStream Ruby
Heliocypha bisignata · Order: Odonata · Family: Chlorocyphidae
The Stream Ruby is a small damselfly with a black head, large eyes, and a black thorax marked with pink on the back and yellow stripes on the sides. Its black abdomen shows yellow mid-lateral stripes and dots on segments 2-6, and it lives in forest streams of southern hill regions in South India.
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How to recognize it
The abdomen is black with yellow mid-lateral stripes and dots on segments 2 to 6.
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Size
It is a small damselfly with a black head and big eyes.
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Where it lives
Males are usually seen perched on rocks, floating logs, and grasses in forest streams. Females lay eggs in submerged logs within forest streams.
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Questions people ask
What does the Stream Ruby look like?
It is a small damselfly with a black head, large eyes, a black thorax with pink dorsal marks and yellow side stripes, and a black abdomen with yellow mid-lateral stripes and dots on segments 2-6.
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Where do Stream Ruby damselflies perch or lay eggs?
Males perch on rocks, floating logs, and grasses in forest streams, while females lay eggs in submerged logs in those streams.
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Same family (Chlorocyphidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heliocypha_bisignata
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