Blue Riverdamsel

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Description

The head, face, and eyes of male Pseudagrion microcephalum is brightly blue. The thorax is blue with black marks, while abdomen is black and blue on the tip. The female is pale blue-grey to grayish green in color. Eyes and thorax of the female is bluish green with orange marks.

Population Size

Unknown

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

38 mm

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Odonata

FAMILY

:

Coenagrionidae

GENUS

:

Pseudagrion

SPECIES

:

Pseudagrion microcephalum

Distribution

Pseudagrion microcephalum could be found on the flowing water like river or still water such as pond or lake at the altitude up to 1400 m above sea level.

Geography

Continent : Asia, Australia

Country : India: Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei Darussalam, Kamboja, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jepang, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Singapura, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, China, Thailand, Tonga, Vietnam.

Habits and Lifestyle

Pseudagrion microcephalum rest on the water plant in the middle or on the edge of the pond.

Lifestyle

Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Pseudagrion microcephalum eats smaller insects

Diet : Carnivore, Insectivore

Mating Habits

Pseudagrion microcephalum mating in the afternoon and lasts for more than 1 hour in tandem position. The female laid their eggs on the water surface near the water plant.

Reproduction session : –

Incubation periods : –

Independent age : at birth

Baby name : –

Baby carrying : –

Population

Population status : Least Concern (LC)

NE

DD

LC

NT

VU

EN

CR

EW

EX

PHOTO GALLERY

Reference

  1. https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/52318
  2. http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_dragons/BlueSprite.htm
  3. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/167199/83376119
  4. https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Pseudagrion_microcephalum/classification/