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Adorned with a metallic luster, odalisque exhibits a striking sexual dimorphism, where males display vibrant blue-green hues and females sport a more subdued coloration. In their aquatic larval stage, they are voracious predators, hunting smaller invertebrates with stealth. Upon reaching maturity, their impressive aerial agility becomes apparent as they expertly navigate water bodies, capturing prey on the wing with refined precision.
Adorned with iridescent hues and boasting an aerial agility, bayadera brevicauda thrives in lush, freshwater habitats where its larvae, known as naiads, develop underwater, preying on a variety of aquatic organisms. As an adult, this species becomes an avid hunter of flying insects, showcasing remarkable flight control that serves as a natural pest regulation mechanism. Its unique wing structure facilitates intricate maneuvers, contributing to its role as a pivotal predator in its ecosystem.
It is a medium sized damselfly with black head and brown-capped pale grey eyes. Its thorax is black, marked with sky-blue antehumeral and reddish-yellow humeral stripes. Lateral sides of the thorax in the base is red. Legs are red as in Euphaea cardinalis; but first pair is dark. Wings are narrower than Euphaea cardinalis; hind-wings are shorter than fore-wings. Fore-wings are transparent, merely enfumed with brown on the apices. Hind-wings are transparent; but one third of the wings from the apices are broadly black. Abdomen is bright red up to the segment 7; apical third of segment 7 to the end segment are black. Anal appendages are black. Female is short and robust; the ochreous-red of male is replaced with yellow colors. All wings are transparent, enfumed with black in adults. Abdomen is black with yellow lateral stripes up to segment 6. The yellow lateral stripes continued to segment 7. Segment 8 has a narrow and 9 has a broad yellow apical annule, covering dorsal half. They breed in hill streams but at a lower elevation. Males usually found on low herbage along the banks or middle of the streams.
The species is on the Red List of the IUCN as not endangered, year of assessment 2007, the trend of the population is stable according to the IUCN.
Sporting shimmering wings that glisten as jewels in the sunlight, black-banded gossamerwing is known for its remarkable aerial agility, often observed hovering or darting with precision near water bodies. This species thrives in riparian zones where larvae undergo a remarkable transformation, emerging as adults with elongated bodies and iridescent coloration, adapted for a life adept at both predation and mesmerizing airborne courtship displays.
Euphaea splendens (shining gossamerwing) is a species of damselfly in family Euphaeidae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka.
The male is almost entirely black, including its wings. The female has lighter colored wings.
Western honey bee（Apis mellifera） is the most common species of honeybee in the world. Among the first domesticated insects, its cultural and economic impact on humanity has been vast and far-reaching, providing honey, wax and its services as a pollinator. Western honey bee faces challenges worldwide, such as colony collapse disorder, and populations are thought to be decreasing.
The monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) is the most recognizable butterfly in North America. It is best known for its appearance, but should be better known for the fact that it has a 3000-mile migration that takes the butterfly 4 generations to complete. Their diet is also a natural deterrent for predators, as they eat milkweed, a poison that induces vomiting.
The japanese rhinoceros beetle (Trypoxylus dichotomus) is a massive beetle about the size of the palm of a hand. It's distinguished by its long Y-shaped horn, which it uses to fight other males with. It's a nocturnal bug that feeds on sap and sweet fruits. This species is sometimes kept as a pet due to its unique appearance and simple care requirements.
The silken threads produced by silkworm during its larval stage have been highly coveted for millennia, manifesting as a luxurious fabric in human society. Remarkably, this creature has a singular diet, feeding exclusively on the leaves of its primary host plant from which it extracts the necessary nutrients to facilitate its transition into a non-feeding, winged adult.
Menelaus blue morpho (Morpho menelaus) is a gorgeous butterfly with large, royal blue wings. Linnaeus named the genus Morpho the Aphrodite-Ancient Greek goddess of love and beauty for its extreme beauty. It is native to tropical rainforests. Though many butterfly gardens now cultivate them in captivity, there are still many people who never get a chance to see them.
While the atlas moth (Attacus atlas) can't tell you where to find your country on the map, it does earn its name through other means. It is one of the largest moths in the world, with a wingspan that is far larger than its body, creating an abnormal comparison. In India, their silk is gathered in a non-commercial capacity and is considered to be more durable than the domestic silkworm.
Both sexes reach about 5 mm in body length. Females and immatures of both sexes are brown but have color patterns by which they can be distinguished from related species. Also, the males dance to attract females.
Often confused for the ladybug, multicolored asian ladybeetle (Harmonia axyridis) is a separate species that, unlike the ladybug, is a household pest. It is considered particularly annoying for its habit of returning to places from which it is removed. One of the most variable species in the world, there are many different colors and patterns multicolored asian ladybeetle may display, making identification potentially difficult.
