Bonin Damselfly
Ischnura ezoin
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Post a photoThe Bonin damselfly is a small damselfly found only in the Ogasawara Islands, with a slender, bluish body. It lives near waterside plants and eats tiny insects. Its numbers have fallen due to introduced lizards and other predators, and it is protected as an island-endemic insect and Natural Monument.
- Scientific name
- Ischnura ezoin
- Group
- Insects
- Prefectures
- Tokyo
- Japanese Red List (Ministry of the Environment)
- VulnerableMinistry of the Environment Red List 2020
- 日本語
- オガサワライトトンボ
- 简体中文
- 小笠原细蟌
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The Bonin Damselfly is designated as a species without a fixed area and lives in places such as Tokyo.
The Bonin Damselfly is listed as "Vulnerable" in the Ministry of the Environment Red List 2020 (listed as オガサワライトトンボ).
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