- Asset ID
- 379
- Title
- Neurobasis chinensis chinensis
- Credit
- Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London
- KEYWORDS
- Studio shot
arthropod
animal
insect
arthropoda
invertebrate
specimen
black background
anatomy
close up
blue
379
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis
Neurobasis chinensis chinensis is a species of damselfly found in tropical Asia. Males have iridescent green hindwings which are flashed in display to females. The colour is produced by interference from the thin surfaces of the wing membrane resulting in a high contrast and spectrally pure colour.