The preliminary studies on biological characteristics and unique habitat selection of damselflies in South China Botanical Garden is here reported.At the same time,we cultivated damselfly larvae under the conditions in the Laboratory.Through the research about water conditions,aquatic vegetation habitat,the distribution of different seasons of various types of damselflies,it found that as its sensitive habitat conditions,some damselflies can play the role in ecological indicators for wetland aquatic community structure changes and water quality pollution.This study has great significances for the biological monitoring of water pollution,damselflies habitat protection and the construction and transformation of wetlands in the city.