Common Blue Damselfly

Enallagma cyathigerum

The Common Blue Damselfly is a beautiful little insect with bright blue wings. It loves to flutter around near ponds and streams, making it a fun sight to see on sunny days!

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The Common Blue Damselfly has a slender, bright blue body in males, often with a distinctive black U-shaped mark on its abdomen. Its four clear wings fold neatly together over its back when resting. Females are typically duller, appearing green or brown.

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Common Blue Damselfly

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Baby damselflies breathe underwater using feathery gills on their tails!

Males grab females in a 'heart-shape' to protect them while laying eggs!

Males have a unique black 'exclamation mark' pattern on their blue body!

They fold their wings neatly over their back, unlike their dragonfly cousins!

Habilidades especiales

Common Blue Damselfly can dart and hover mid-air because of its independently moving wings, which helps them catch tiny insects.

Common Blue Damselfly nymphs have camouflaged bodies that help them blend into pond weeds, hiding from hungry predators.

Common Blue Damselfly has large compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects from far away.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 40-50 mm
Tamaño: 30-35 mm
Esperanza de vida: 14-28 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 7 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

These tiny hunters catch and eat small flying insects, like mosquitoes and midges.

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs hunt smaller aquatic invertebrates like water fleas and mosquito larvae.

Alimentos principales

Mosquitoes
Midges
Small Flies
Aphids

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eaten by

Common Frog

Rana temporaria

An easy meal for hungry amphibians.

eaten by

European Perch

Perca fluviatilis

Young fish actively hunt damselfly nymphs.

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Swallows catch adult damselflies in flight.

hunts

Bloodworm

Chironomus plumosus

Nymphs actively pursue these aquatic larvae.

Rasgos

Solitario

Los animales solitarios viven solos durante la mayor parte de su vida y solo interactúan con otros para aparearse o cuidar de sus crías.

Aéreo

Las criaturas aéreas pasan una parte importante de su vida en el aire, utilizando el vuelo para diversas actividades como la caza, la migración o la anidación.

Colorido

Colorido describe a organismos u objetos que exhiben una amplia variedad de colores brillantes y distintivos.

Insectívoro

Este rasgo identifica a los organismos cuya dieta consiste principalmente en insectos y otros pequeños invertebrados.

Humedal

Este rasgo de hábitat identifica especies que se encuentran en humedales, que son áreas de tierra saturadas de agua, ya sea permanente o estacionalmente, e incluyen marismas, pantanos y ciénagas.