Damselfly Egg Laying
Here is the first stage of the life of the damselflies. Here the male and female cooperate on the wing to lay eggs.
The one on the top is male Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), which has yellow abdominal segments. The one in the bottom is female Coramandel Marsh Dart has pale green color in her abdomen.
The male on top has its oviposter fixed to the female's cephalo-thoracic joint. The female lands on a best located leaf of an aquatic plant, bends her abdomen and plants her eggs under the leaf and ensures that eggs are submerged.
Damselfly Egg Laying
Here is the first stage of the life of the damselflies. Here the male and female cooperate on the wing to lay eggs.
The one on the top is male Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), which has yellow abdominal segments. The one in the bottom is female Coramandel Marsh Dart has pale green color in her abdomen.
The male on top has its oviposter fixed to the female's cephalo-thoracic joint. The female lands on a best located leaf of an aquatic plant, bends her abdomen and plants her eggs under the leaf and ensures that eggs are submerged.