Southern Azure Maiden
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Southern Azure damsel ( Coenagrion caerulescens ) |
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The southern azure damsel ( Coenagrion caerulescens ) is a southern European dragonfly species from the family of slender dragonflies (Coenagrionidae).
features
The southern azure virgin reaches a wingspan of three to four centimeters. The males have black and blue markings on the thorax and abdomen segments, which means that there is a risk of confusion with other azure maidens.
distribution and habitat
The southern azure virgin lives in standing and flowing waters in the western Mediterranean area .
Way of life
The flight time of these dragonflies falls from May to August. The mating behavior corresponds to that of other azure virgins, the males search the vegetation beforehand. The eggs are pierced in tandem flight into living and dead plant parts in the water; submersion is not known. No details are given about larval development.
literature
- G. Jurzitza: The Kosmos dragonfly guide . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-08402-7 .
Web links
- Coenagrion caerulescens inthe IUCN 2013 Red List of Threatened Species . Posted by: Boudot, J.-P., 2007. Retrieved February 20, 2014.