▁are ▁approximately ▁ ▁in ▁length , ▁with ▁males ▁being ▁slightly ▁smaller ▁than ▁females ▁( 2 2 – 2 3   mm ▁vers es ▁ 2 4 – 2 5   mm ). ▁Their ▁colour ▁var ies , ▁but ▁is ▁pre domin antly ▁green ish ▁to ▁re dd ish . ▁Their ▁t eg mina ▁( le ath ery ▁fore - w ings ) ▁are ▁also ▁green ish ▁to ▁re dd ish , ▁but ▁can ▁be ▁dark er , ▁and ▁are ▁m ott led ▁with ▁orange ▁or ▁red ▁sp ots ▁but ▁these ▁can ▁f use ▁to ▁form ▁large ▁areas , ▁the ▁ve ins ▁are ▁yellow . ▁The ▁t eg mina ▁are ▁covered ▁in ▁a ▁white ▁w ax , ▁which ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁help ▁to ▁protect ▁against ▁pred ators ▁and ▁par as ites . ▁Like ▁many ▁lan tern ▁f lies , ▁their ▁head ▁has ▁a ▁sc im itar - sh aped ▁process ▁attached ▁to ▁it , ▁but ▁the ▁function ▁of ▁it ▁is ▁unknown . ▁Their ▁wings ▁are ▁red ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁brown ▁in ▁the ▁posterior . ▁Their ▁ab dom inal ▁ter g ites ▁are ▁bright ▁red . ▁They ▁can ▁be ▁distinguished ▁from ▁other ▁En ch op hora ▁species ▁with ▁red ▁wings , ▁by ▁the ▁lack ▁of ▁distinct ive ▁bands ▁and ▁sp ots ▁on ▁the ▁pron ot um . ▁ ▁Distribution ▁En ch op hora ▁s angu inea ▁is ▁found ▁in ▁Costa ▁Rica , ▁Nic ar agua , ▁Pan ama ▁and ▁Gu atem ala , ▁E cuador ▁and ▁Colombia . ▁It ▁is ▁very ▁common ▁at ▁La