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Banded Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

The Banded Demoiselle is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny, colorful wings. They love to flutter around rivers and ponds, showing off their bright colors to everyone!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Banded Demoiselle has a metallic blue-green body. Males are striking with broad, dark blue-black bands across their translucent wings, while females have green bodies and clear, often smoky, wings with a prominent white spot. This wing banding makes them easily distinguishable from other damselflies.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungOdonataFamilieCalopterygidaeGattungCalopteryx
Banded Demoiselle
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Banded Demoiselle

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Despite having six legs, they aren't built for walking and prefer to fly or perch!

Their dazzling metallic shimmer comes from tiny structures, not just plain color!

They have separate eyes on either side of their head, unlike dragonflies with conjoined eyes!

Wow, their larvae can live underwater for up to two years before becoming adults!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Builder

Females can carefully lay their eggs inside aquatic plant stems using a special egg-laying tube.

Fähigkeit

Streamline Hunter

Its aquatic nymphs are fierce predators, ambushing small invertebrates hidden in the water.

Fähigkeit

Territory Guardian

Males actively defend prime spots along the water's edge to ensure successful mating opportunities.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
60-70 mm
Größe
45-48 mm
Lebenserwartung
14-28 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
5-10 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects they snatch right out of the air!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs are aquatic predators, ambushing small invertebrates; adults hunt aerial insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • Midges
  • Mosquitoes
  • Small flies
  • Aphids
  • Mayflies

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common frog

Rana temporaria

Adults can be prey for amphibians.

eaten by

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

Nymphs are a food source for fish.

eaten by

Grey wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Birds often catch them near water.

hunts

Common house mosquito

Culex pipiens

Helps control mosquito populations.

hunts

Non-biting midge

Chironomus plumosus

Preys on various small flying insects.

Merkmale

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch dragonflies from a distance; they are friendly but can be delicate.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Banded Demoiselle?

60-70 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Banded Demoiselle?

45-48 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Banded Demoiselle?

14-28 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Banded Demoiselle?

5-10 km/h

Was frisst Banded Demoiselle?

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects they snatch right out of the air!

Wo findet man Banded Demoiselle normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Banded Demoiselle?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Banded Demoiselle?

6

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