EntdeckenInsekten

Pacific Forktail

Ischnura cervula

The Pacific Forktail is a small, colorful dragonfly that loves to flutter around ponds and streams. With its bright blue and green colors, it looks like a tiny jewel in the air!

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Pacific Forktail is a slender damselfly, with males sporting a vibrant sky-blue body marked with black patterns, particularly on their tail. Females are typically greenish-yellow or brown. They can be distinguished from dragonflies by their much thinner bodies and by holding their four wings neatly together over their back when at rest.

ReichAnimaliaStammArthropodaKlasseInsectaOrdnungOdonataFamilieCoenagrionidaeGattungIschnura
Pacific Forktail
solitary trait badgeaerial trait badgecolorful trait badgeinsectivorous trait badge
Pacific Forktail

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Males display a bright blue 'tail fork' used for identifying mates, making them easy to spot!

Pacific Forktail nymphs spend up to two years growing underwater before transforming into adults!

These tiny hunters have massive eyes that give them almost 360-degree vision to spot prey!

When mating, a male and female Pacific Forktail form a beautiful heart shape with their bodies!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Underwater Gills

Pacific Forktail nymphs can breathe underwater because of specialized gills on their tails, which helps them survive and hunt in aquatic environments.

Fähigkeit

Aerial Acrobat

Pacific Forktail can dart and hover with four independently controlled wings, helping them expertly catch tiny flying insects mid-air.

Fähigkeit

Plant Egg Layer

Pacific Forktail females have a special blade-like organ that helps them insert eggs safely into underwater plant stems.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite
30-45 mm
Größe
25-35 mm
Lebenserwartung
365-730 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Anzahl der Beine
6

Ernährung und Fütterung

These tiny hunters catch and eat other small insects in the air, keeping mosquito populations in check!

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs hunt small aquatic invertebrates, while adults catch flying insects.

Hauptnahrung

  • mosquitoes
  • gnats
  • midges
  • small flies
  • aquatic invertebrates

Nahrungssuche

  • Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Rainbow Trout

Oncorhynchus mykiss

Trout eagerly consume damselfly nymphs and adults when hunting in water.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adult Pacific Forktails are skilled hunters of flying mosquitoes near water.

eaten by

Northern Leopard Frog

Lithobates pipiens

Frogs frequently prey on damselflies found resting or flying near the water's edge.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Noch keine Alternativnamen vorhanden.

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Be careful around water where dragonflies live, and always stay close to an adult.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Pacific Forktail?

30-45 mm

Was ist der/die/das größe von Pacific Forktail?

25-35 mm

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Pacific Forktail?

365-730 Tage

Was ist der/die/das fluggeschwindigkeit von Pacific Forktail?

15 km/h

Was frisst Pacific Forktail?

These tiny hunters catch and eat other small insects in the air, keeping mosquito populations in check!

Wo findet man Pacific Forktail normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Pacific Forktail?

Pursuit

Was ist der/die/das anzahl der Beine von Pacific Forktail?

6

Snap-Karte

Zoome hinein, um Cluster aufzulösen und zu sehen, wo dieses Objekt fotografiert wurde.

Karte wird geladen…

Neueste Snaps

Neueste Snaps erscheinen hier, wenn neue Beobachtungen hinzukommen.

Wo zu sehen

Mehr Insekten