Eastern Amberwing

Perithemis tenera

The Eastern Amberwing is a small dragonfly with bright orange wings. They love to flutter around ponds and wetlands, showing off their beautiful colors in the sunlight.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Eastern Amberwing male has striking, entirely amber-orange wings and a reddish-orange body. Females possess clear wings with amber patches at the base and a brown spot near the tip, alongside a yellowish body. Its distinct wing coloration makes it easily identifiable near water.

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Eastern Amberwing

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Its babies live underwater for up to a year, breathing with gills!

Males sometimes pretend to be females to sneak past other dominant males!

The female Eastern Amberwing lays her tiny eggs by simply tapping the water!

These small dragonflies can fly backward, sideways, or even hover perfectly still!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Eastern Amberwings can spot tiny flying prey from a distance because of their large, multifaceted compound eyes.

Eastern Amberwings can fly in any direction, including backward, because of their independently operating four wings that help them dodge.

The Eastern Amberwing can warm up quickly by basking in the sun because of its dark body and broad wings that absorb heat.

Eastern Amberwing larvae can breathe underwater because of specialized gills, allowing them to live hidden in aquatic environments.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 40-50 mm
Größe: 19-28 mm
Lebenserwartung: 28-42 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 18 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

As an adult, this dragonfly is an insectivore, expertly catching small flying insects like mosquitoes and flies.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt aquatic invertebrates and larvae, while adults exclusively prey on flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

mosquitos
gnats
midges
small flies

Nahrungssuche

Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

eats these common blood-feeding insects

hunts

House Fly

Musca domestica

captures and consumes these flying insects

eaten by

American Bullfrog

Rana catesbeiana

adults can be prey for larger amphibians

eaten by

Common Green Darner

Anax junius

larger dragonflies may prey on them

Merkmale

Bestäubermagnet

Beschreibt Pflanzen, die für eine Vielzahl von bestäubenden Organismen besonders attraktiv und nützlich sind.

Farbenfroh

Farbenfroh beschreibt Organismen oder Objekte, die eine große Vielfalt an leuchtenden und deutlich erkennbaren Farben aufweisen.

Insektenfressend

Dieses Merkmal kennzeichnet Organismen, deren Nahrung hauptsächlich aus Insekten und anderen kleinen Wirbellosen besteht.

Feuchtgebiet

Dieses Lebensraummerkmal kennzeichnet Arten, die in Feuchtgebieten vorkommen. Dies sind Landflächen, die dauerhaft oder saisonal mit Wasser gesättigt sind, darunter Marschland, Sümpfe und Moore.