Emerald-banded skimmer
The emerald-banded skimmer is a medium-sized dragonfly that lives in Asian forests. It has a shiny metallic blue face and grey eyes with brown caps. Its dark body is striped with bright yellow.
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Fun facts
Unlike many dragonflies that like sunny ponds, it prefers shady, muddy pools and marshes deep in the forest.
The female looks just like the male, which is not true for many dragonflies.
Scientists know three subspecies of it, living in different parts of Asia.
It lives in many countries, including India, Sri Lanka and on the island of Borneo.
Most asked questions about Emerald-banded skimmer
?Is the emerald-banded skimmer dangerous?
No. Dragonflies have no sting and are harmless to people.
?Where does the emerald-banded skimmer live?
In forests in many Asian countries, both in the lowlands and in the mountains.
For bug experts
- Scientific name
- Cratilla lineata
- Named by
- Brauer, 1878
- Group
- Dragonflies and damselflies
- Family
- Libellulidae
- Classification
- Insecta > Odonata > Libellulidae
- Lives on
- Asia
- Also known as
- Line forest-skimmer, Pale-faced forest-skimmer
Where the facts come from
- Cratilla lineata (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 Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India. CC0, Wikimedia Commons. The sticker of this bug is drawn from this picture.
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