Small Whiteface

Leucorrhinia dubia

The Small Whiteface is a tiny dragonfly with a white face and bright red body. It loves to fly around wetlands and ponds, where it catches small insects to eat.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

Aussehen

The Small Whiteface is a small, dark dragonfly. Males have bright red patches on their abdomen, while females display yellow markings. Its most distinguishing feature is a clear white face, contrasting with its dark body and dark-banded wings.

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Small Whiteface

Kategorie

Insekten

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Small Whiteface larvae can shoot out their jaw to catch prey!

They can fly both forwards and backwards, and even hover!

They spend most of their life as a fierce underwater hunter before flying!

This dragonfly has huge compound eyes with thousands of tiny lenses.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Small Whiteface can snatch flying insects mid-air because of its incredible agility and excellent eyesight that helps them spot prey.

Small Whiteface nymphs can breathe underwater using special gills inside their body that helps them stay submerged while hunting.

Small Whiteface can regulate its body temperature by changing its flight patterns and position that helps them stay active.

Maße und Details

Flügelspannweite: 45-60 mm
Größe: 33-39 mm
Lebenserwartung: 20-60 Tage
Fluggeschwindigkeit: 35 km/h
Anzahl der Beine: 6

Ernährung und Fütterung

Both young and adult Small Whitefaces are skilled predators, feasting on small insects.

Altersunterschiede: Nymphs are aquatic ambush predators, while adults are aerial pursuit predators.

Hauptnahrung

Mosquitoes
Midges
Small flies
Gnats
Caddisflies

Nahrungssuche

Ambush And Pursuit

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

Adults and nymphs can be prey for frogs.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Fish eat the Small Whiteface nymphs in the water.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

The Small Whiteface hunts mosquito adults and larvae.

depends on

Floppy Sphagnum Moss

Sphagnum fallax

Nymphs shelter and develop among this moss in bogs.

Merkmale

Einzelgänger

Einzelgänger leben den größten Teil ihres Lebens allein und interagieren mit Artgenossen nur zur Paarung oder zur Aufzucht der Jungen.

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.