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Rhinocypha bisignata

Rhinocypha bisignata
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male
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female
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Chlorocyphidae
Genus: Rhinocypha
Species: R. bisignata
Binomial name
Rhinocypha latimacula
(Hagen, 1853)
Synonyms

Heliocypha bisignata


Heliocypha bisignata

Rhinocypha bisignata,stream ruby, is a species of damselfly in the family Chlorocyphidae. It is endemic to the India. It breeds in hill streams.

Males usually found perch on the rocks and floating logs and grasses in the forest stream. They fly occasionally to reveal their glistening wing patches. Females lay their eggs in submerged logs.



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