Mr. Green Stream Glory Damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis)

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Description: English: The eye-catching green of the male stream glory damselfly’s hindwings isn’t just decoration—this sparkling display of color can woo mates or warn off competitors. Look closely to see the wing scales that create this brilliant iridescence. Sometimes there’s nothing better than just walking along the banks of a small stream & rivers and watching the Dragonflies & Damselflies. Bright flash of green caught my eye. It took off from one of the rocks in the stream and flew away just above the water. It’s brilliant metallic green wings shone in the dappled sunshine like two gemstones; and then almost as quickly as it had appeared it landed, closed its wings and was gone. I had to find out what it was; I’d never seen anything like it. I headed down stream in the direction it took off in hoping it’d fly again and reveal itself. Each time I spotted it and tried to get closer it’d fly away before i could snap a picture. Finally after a lot of careful wading up and down the stream and numerous attempts to take a photo, it eventually landed on a rock near me. In flight it was to fast to snap a shot of and when it landed it would only open its wings for a fraction of a second. I decided a video would be the easiest way to capture its amazing wings. Date: 11 March 2015, 21:50:39. Source: Own work. Author: Shiv's fotografia.