Dusky lilysquatter
The dusky lilysquatter is a damselfly, a slim cousin of the dragonfly. The male has a sky blue tail with black marks and yellowish green eyes with little brown caps. It loves to sit flat on floating leaves in quiet ponds.
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Fun facts
It likes still ponds full of water plants, where it rests flat on floating grass and lotus leaves.
The mother tucks her eggs into the curled-up edge of a lotus leaf or other floating plant.
Old males get covered in a bluish white powder that hides their markings.
The females have duller colours than the males.
Most asked questions about Dusky lilysquatter
?Is the dusky lilysquatter dangerous?
No. It is a gentle damselfly with no sting.
?What is the difference between a damselfly and a dragonfly?
Damselflies are usually thinner and more delicate than dragonflies. Both catch insects and both start life in the water.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Paracercion calamorum
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Dusky lily-squatter
Where the facts come from
- Paracercion calamorum (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
- Picture by Rison Thumboor. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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