Platycnemis acutipennis explained
Platycnemis acutipennis, known as the orange featherleg or the orange white-legged damselfly, is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.[1] [2] [3]
Description
Platycnemis acutipennis is the only European damselfly which combines an orange-red abdomen and blue eyes.[4] The male has moderately wide hind tibias (wider in both P. pennipes and P. latipes; and the males of both those species have blue abdomens).[4] The thorax is buff-coloured with black stripes. There is an orange spot near the tip of each wing. The sexes are similar.
Behaviour
Platycnemis acutipennis lives in fresh water, either still or up to moderately fast-flowing.
Distribution
Platycnemis acutipennis is common and widely distributed across the southwest of Europe including Portugal, Spain, and France; it is endemic to that area.[5] There are however some recent records from Germany.[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: World Odonata List . . 4 January 2010 . Martin Schorr . Martin Lindeboom . Dennis Paulson . 28 July 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130728190152/http://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/ . dead .
- Web site: Checklist, English common names . DragonflyPix.com . 4 January 2010 . dead . https://archive.today/20121204160258/http://www.dragonflypix.com/checklist.html . 4 December 2012 .
- Book: Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. . Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe . 2006 . British Wildlife Publishing . 0-9531399-4-8.
- Web site: Platycnemis . Danodonata.dk . January 7, 2012 . Nielsen, Erland Refling . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402121908/http://www.danodonata.dk/odo_order_platycnemis_uk.htm . April 2, 2015 .
- Web site: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2 . IUCN . Platycnemis acutipennis . 2010 . January 7, 2012 . Boudot, J-P..
- Web site: Global Biodiversity Information Facility . GBIF . Platycnemis acutipennis . January 7, 2012.
