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Variable wisp

Agriocnemis femina
Eats: Other bugs and small animalsDragonflies and damselfliesPonds, rivers and shores6 legs

The variable wisp is a small damselfly, a slim cousin of the dragonflies. Grown-up males get a white, powdery coat over their body and have a dark tail.

Lives in
From India through Southeast Asia to islands in the Pacific, at pools and still water
Top speed
about 10 km/h (6.2 mph)
Flying, estimate
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Damselflies have no sting and cannot hurt you.
What does it eat?
Like other damselflies, it hunts tiny flying insects.
For real!Photo of Variable wisp
Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

How fast is it?

cool stuff

Fun facts

1

It lives near pools and still water.

2

It is found from India through Southeast Asia all the way to islands in the Pacific Ocean.

3

Its other name is the pinhead wisp.

you asked

Most asked questions about Variable wisp

?Where does the variable wisp live?

From India through Southeast Asia to islands in the Pacific, near pools and still water.

?Can the variable wisp sting?

No. Damselflies have no sting, so it is harmless.

For bug experts

Scientific name
Agriocnemis femina
Group
Dragonflies and damselflies
Family
Coenagrionidae
Classification
Insecta > Odonata > Coenagrionidae
Lives on
Asia, Australia and Oceania
Also known as
Pinhead wisp

Where the facts come from

  1. Agriocnemis femina (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0): what it looks like, where it lives, what it eats, sizes and fun facts, retold in simple words.
  2. Picture by Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.

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