White-belted Ringtail

Erpetogomphus compositus

The White-belted Ringtail is a beautiful dragonfly with striking white bands on its body. It loves to fly around water and is often seen darting above ponds and streams.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

The White-belted Ringtail has a dark body with bright yellow-green markings along its thorax and abdomen. A distinctive pale or white ring encircles the end of its segmented tail, making it visually unique. It also features large, widely separated compound eyes.

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White-belted Ringtail

Categoría

Insectos

Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

Adult ringtails can eat hundreds of pesky mosquitoes and flies every day!

Dragonflies have been zipping around Earth for over 300 million years!

Dragonfly nymphs breathe underwater using gills located in their backside!

Males perform dazzling aerial dances to impress females for mating.

Habilidades especiales

White-belted Ringtail has giant compound eyes that help them detect prey from almost any direction, even behind them.

White-belted Ringtail can hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly because of its independently controlled wings.

Baby White-belted Ringtails are fierce underwater hunters with an extendable jaw that helps them ambush small prey.

Medidas y detalles

Envergadura: 70-110 mm
Tamaño: 45-55 mm
Esperanza de vida: 1095-1825 días
Velocidad de vuelo: 35 km/h
Cantidad de patas: 6

Dieta y alimentación

These insects are expert hunters, with nymphs catching underwater prey and adults snaring flying bugs.

Diferencias por edad: Nymphs hunt small aquatic animals, while adults catch flying insects.

Alimentos principales

mosquitoes
flies
midges
damselflies
tadpoles

Método de búsqueda

Pursuit

Conexiones ecológicas

eats

Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Adults consume many mosquitoes daily.

eaten by

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Nymphs can be prey for these fish.

eats

American Bullfrog

Lithobates catesbeianus

Large frogs prey on both nymphs and adults.

eaten by

Barn Swallow

Hirundo rustica

Adult dragonflies are a meal for these birds.

Rasgos

A rayas

Marcado con bandas paralelas o líneas de color.

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.