Stats

Lifespan

A few months

Size

Small

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

Southeast Asia

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Flight

Status

Uncommon

About

The Common Parasol is a dragonfly widespread across South and Southeast Asia, with males developing a deep red-brown, almost opaque wash across their wings as they mature. It favors still ponds and slow streams, where it perches on low vegetation to ambush passing insects.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Libellulidae

Genus

Neurothemis

Species

Neurothemis fluctuans