Bradinopyga geminata
| Bradinopyga geminata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Libellulidae |
| Genus: | Bradinopyga |
| Species: | B. geminata |
| Binomial name | |
| Bradinopyga geminata (Rambur, 1842) | |
Bradinopyga geminata is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae known commonly as the granite ghost.[1] It is native to India, Sri Lanka and Thailand, where it is a common and widespread species.[2]
Adults occupy habitat near water bodies, such as pools, irrigation channels, wells, and containers with standing water. They have a marbled gray cryptic coloration that allows them to blend into the background when they alight on rocks.[2]
The species has been studied as a predator of the disease-carrying yellow fever mosquito (Aedes aegypti). The larvae of the dragonfly consume the larvae of the mosquito in the standing-water habitat types that both occupy.[3]
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- ↑ Bradinopyga geminata. Odonata of India. Indian Foundation for Butterflies.
- 1 2 Mitra, A. 2010. Bradinopyga geminata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 06 February 2016.
- ↑ Venkatesh, A., & Tyagi, B. K. (2015). Bradinopyga geminata (Anisoptera: Libellulidae) as a predator of Aedes aegypti immatures (Diptera: Culicidae). International Journal of Mosquito Research 2(2) 98-105.
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