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Matrona basilaris
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Matrona basilaris

Matrona basilaris is a species of broad-winged damselfly found in East Asia.

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Description

Matrona basilaris is a large damselfly which ranges in color from brilliant metallic green in males to reddish brown in females. Its wings range in color from dark blue to reddish brown.

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Range & habitat

Matrona basilaris and its subspecies have been found in China, Japan, Northern Vietnam, and Eastern Laos. It is generally found at modest altitudes of approximately 900m around mountain streams or rivers with dense surrounding vegetation.

== References ==

Wikipedia: “Distribution”

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 105328.