Nordic moss damsel
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Nordic moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia rubicunda ), mature male |
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The northern moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia rubicunda ) is a dragonfly species of the sailing dragonflies (Libellulidae), from the genus of the moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia ).
features
The Nordic Moosjungfer reaches a body length of 3.5 to 4.5 cm and a wingspan of 5.5 to 6.5 cm. There are colored spots on the abdomen, which are blood red in the mature male and yellow in the juvenile males and females. The Nordic moss maid has rectangular wing marks on all four wings, which are dark red in the males and black in the females.
Similar species are the great moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia pectoralis ) and especially the little moss damsel ( Leucorrhinia dubia ). The Nordic moss damsel is also often associated with the little moss damsel. In the Nordic moss damsel the colored abdomen spots are somewhat larger than in the small moss damsel, they almost reach the rear edge of their respective segment. The Nordic moss damsel is also a little bigger and the males of the little moss damsel have black markings on their wings.
Habitat and way of life
This species is found in raised bogs and on silting areas of bog lakes , in Germany especially in the north and east. The species is considered endangered nationwide.
The males fly near the shore and like to sit close to the ground on plants, stones or wood. The flight time is in May and June.
The mating starts on the water and ends in the vegetation. The female lays her eggs with rocking movements on floating peat moss . This is done under the guard of the male. Nothing is yet known about the development of the larvae ; they presumably take three years to develop.
literature
- G. Jurzitza: The Kosmos dragonfly guide . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-08402-7 .
- K. Sternberg: Leucorrhinia rubicunda. (Linnaeus, 1758) - Nordic moss damsel. In: Klaus Sternberg, Rainer Buchwald (Hrsg.): Die Libellen Baden-Württemberg. Volume 2: Dragonflies (Anisoptera). Ulmer, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3514-0 , pp. 427-436.
