Straight-edge red parasol
Neurothemis terminata
The straight-edge red parasol is a dragonfly whose male is red on both its body and its wings. The female is yellowish instead. It is common in many places, even near towns and farms.
Lives in
From Peninsular Malaysia, the Philippines and Japan to Indonesia
Can it hurt you?
Harmless
Harmless. Dragonflies cannot sting.
What does it eat?
Like all dragonflies, it catches other flying insects to eat.
How fast is it?
A kid running fast about 13 km/h (8.1 mph)
A grown-up on a bike about 25 km/h (16 mph)
Straight-edge red parasol about 40 km/h (25 mph)
A car driving in town about 50 km/h (31 mph)
cool stuff
Fun facts
1
It is common and often lives in places made by people.
2
The male's wings are coloured red, not clear like many other dragonflies.
3
It lives across a big area, from Japan in the north to the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia.
you asked
Most asked questions about Straight-edge red parasol
?Is the straight-edge red parasol dangerous?
No. It is a dragonfly and cannot sting.
?What colour is the straight-edge red parasol?
The male is red on his body and wings, and the female is yellowish.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Neurothemis terminata
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Libellulidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Red-winged dragonfly
Where the facts come from
- Neurothemis terminata (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 Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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