Oriental Blue Dasher

Brachydiplax chalybea

Description

Brachydiplax chalybea has small body size. The male thorax is blue with brown patch. The abdomen is also blue, the last three segments is darker. The base of the wing is dark yellow. The female has the same size but it is more orange and has dark band along the dorsal of the abdomen. The base of the wing is clear.

Population Size

-

Life Span

-

WEIGHT​

-

LENGTH

33-35 mm

Ar

Arboreal

Ca

Carnivore

Di

Diurnal

In

Insectivorest

Te

Terrestrial

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Arthropoda

CLASS

:

Insecta

ORDER

:

Odonata

FAMILY

:

Libellulidae

GENUS

:

Brachydiplax

SPECIES

:

Brachydiplax chalybea

Distribution

Brachydiplax chalybea could be found at disturbed water area, river, pond , marsh, and stream.

Geography

Continent : Asia

Country : India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore.

Habits and Lifestyle

Brachydiplax chalybea like dark area and tolerant with disturbance. They spent most of their time by perching on the water plant. The male active in the morning to the afternoon. The male commonly seen while the female appears only when mating.

Lifestyle

Arboreal, Terrestrial

Biome

Tropical rain forest

Climate Zone

Tropical

Diet and Nutrition

Brachydiplax chalybea eats other insects such as planthopper, aphids, mosquitos

Diet : Carnivore, Insectivore

Mating Habits

Brachydiplax chalybea mating in the watery area and occur at the daylight. It is oviparous, the female laid their eggs on the water surface.

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://ayoketaman.com/web/satwa
  2. https://www.mybis.gov.my/sp/56546
  3. https://www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Brachydiplax%20chalybea&searchType=species
  4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachydiplax_chalybea