▁brown ▁fem ora . ▁The ▁v enter ▁is ▁yellow ish ▁brown ▁and ▁dark ▁brown . ▁The ▁male ▁has ▁an ▁ob long ▁a ede ag al ▁she ath , ▁around ▁ ▁long , ▁and ▁el ong ate ▁and ▁sub parallel ▁gen ital ia . ▁The ▁lar va ▁has ▁g ills ▁and ▁g lands ▁that ▁se crete ▁protect ive ▁subst ances . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁and ▁habitat ▁A . ▁fict a ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Gu iz hou , ▁F uj ian , ▁Hong ▁Kong ▁and ▁Taiwan . ▁It ▁is ▁commonly ▁found ▁in ▁still ▁water ▁and ▁rice ▁p add ies , ▁and ▁the ▁lar va e ▁prefer ▁mud dy ▁substr ate . ▁Ad ult s ▁occur ▁all ▁year . ▁In ▁Taiwan , ▁they ▁are ▁most ▁common ▁in ▁April ▁and ▁August . ▁ ▁Be hav iour ▁The ▁lar va e ▁are ▁aqu atic ; ▁not ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁sw im , ▁they ▁craw l ▁at ▁the ▁bottom ▁of ▁water . ▁They ▁go ▁through ▁six ▁inst ars . ▁They ▁eat ▁small ▁in verte br ates ▁and ▁car r ion . ▁The ▁lar va e ▁probably ▁bur row ▁in ▁mud ▁during ▁dry ▁periods . ▁The ▁adult ' s ▁light ▁is ▁green - yellow . ▁The ▁males ▁fly ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁m ates ▁while ▁the ▁females ▁usually ▁do ▁not ▁fly , ▁remaining ▁on ▁the ▁ground . ▁About ▁ 1 0 0 ▁eggs ▁are ▁laid ▁on ▁mo ist ▁soil ▁or ▁plants . ▁In ▁one ▁experiment , ▁the ▁life ▁cycle ▁was ▁completed ▁in ▁about ▁ 1 2 0 ▁days . ▁A ▁ 2