Erythrodiplax justiniana

Erythrodiplax justiniana
Systematics
Subordination : Dragonflies (Anisoptera) Superfamily : Libelluloidea Family : Libellulidae (Libellulidae) Subfamily : Sympetrinae Genre : Erythrodiplax Type : Erythrodiplax justiniana
Scientific name
Erythrodiplax justiniana
( Selys , 1857)

The Erythrodiplax justiniana is a dragonfly species of the genus Erythrodiplax from the subfamily Sympetrinae . It flies to the islands of Cuba , the Dominican Republic , Haiti , Jamaica and Puerto Rico .

features

Distribution of the species Erythrodiplax cauca (red), Erythrodiplax melanorubra (yellow), Erythrodiplax media (green), Erythrodiplax justiniana (orange) and Erythrodiplax ines (blue). Tiled areas indicate the intersection of two distribution areas.

Construction of the Imago

The animal reaches a length of 29 to 32 millimeters, of which 15 to 20 millimeters are on the abdomen . Young animals have brown faces that turn black with age. The thorax is covered with brown hair. In the adult males the abdomen is grayish-white, in the females, however, it takes on a yellow-brown color. The hind wings are between 18 and 22 mm long and have a distinctive spot on the base. On the fore wing, on the other hand, there is only a hint of brown directly at the base. Otherwise the wings are transparent.

Construction of the larva

The larva reaches a length of 15 millimeters and has 10 bristles on the lateral labial lobes and between 12 and 13 on the middle. It has no dorsal spines, but lateral spines on segments eight and nine.

credentials

1. ↑ ^{a b c} James George Needham , Minter Jackson Westfall , Jr .: A Manual of the Dragonflies of North America (Anisoptera) [p. 526f], University of California Press, Berkley and Los Angeles 1955