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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Snaps

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

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.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 40-50 mm
Tamaño: 19-28 mm
Esperanza de vida: 28-42 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 18 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

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

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

Alimentos principales

mosquitos
gnats
midges
small flies

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

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

Rasgos

Colorido

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

Imán para polinizadores

Describe plantas que son particularmente atractivas y beneficiosas para una amplia variedad de organismos polinizadores.

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.