Libellula semifasciata
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Libellula semifasciata is a dragonfly - Art of the genus Libellula of the subfamily Libellulinae . The species is widespread mainly in the eastern United States and between Florida and Texas . Outside the United States, she performs in Canada .
features
Construction of the Imago
The L. semifasciata reaches a length of 39 to 48 millimeters, of which 25 to 31 millimeters are on the abdomen . The animal is predominantly brown and yellow in color. The face is olive in color and turns red with age in males. The thorax is yellow-brown. The sides of the thorax have a hidden yellow-white stripe after the first and third lateral structure, which is a little darker. The legs are pale brown further down and black at the base. The brown abdomen tapers sharply towards the end. The hind wings reach a length of 31 to 38 millimeters. From the base of the wing to the nodus , the wing is dipped in a bright yellow. There is a dark spot about halfway along the fore wing and at the wing tips.
Construction of the larva
The larvae have eyes located in the center of the face and a long abdomen that tapers towards the end. The edge of the unpaired front part of the labium , the so-called prementum, is smooth.
credentials
- ↑ a b http://odonatacentral.bfl.utexas.edu/fieldguide/species.asp?taxaid=237 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (October 21, 2006)
- ↑ Jerrell James Daigle: Florida Dragonflies (Anisoptera): A Species Key to the Aquatic Larval Stages . In: Technical Series . 12, No. 1, November 1992, p. 23.
