What does helicopter damselfly eat?
Like other pseudostigmatid damselflies, Megaloprepus feeds on web-building spiders. The naiad is a top predator in its tree-hole habitat, feeding on tadpoles and aquatic insects, including the larvae of mosquito species that are vectors of human disease.
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods
Class
Bugs
Order
Odes
Family
Helicopter damselflies
Genus
Megaloprepus
Species
Helicopter damselfly (Megaloprepus caerulatus)
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