Euphaea masoni

Euphaea masoni is a species of damselfly in the family Euphaeidae, the gossamerwings.^[1][2]

Euphaea masoni
Male
Female
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Euphaeidae
Genus:	Euphaea
Species:	E. masoni
Binomial name
Euphaea masoni Selys, 1879

Description

The male is almost entirely black, including its wings. The female has lighter colored wings.^[3]

Range

Euphaea masoni is found mostly in Southeast Asia, including southern China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.^[4]

Ecology

It is found near streams. Phoretic associations between larvae of Nanocladius asiaticus (Diptera, Chironomidae) and Euphaea masoni have been reported.^[5]