探検昆虫

Band-winged Dragonlet

Erythrodiplax umbrata

The Band-winged Dragonlet is a tiny dragonfly with beautiful, colorful wings. It loves to flutter around ponds and wetlands, showing off its bright colors to everyone!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Band-winged Dragonlet is a small, robust dragonfly, typically dark-bodied. Males often display a pruinose blue-gray coating on their abdomen and distinct dark brown or black bands across the base and middle of their wings. Females are generally yellowish-brown with less prominent wing markings.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataLibellulidaeErythrodiplax
Band-winged Dragonlet
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Band-winged Dragonlet

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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おもしろい事実

Each of their four wings can move separately, making them incredible flying acrobats!

Fossil dragonflies were gigantic, some with wingspans like a hawk!

Most of a Band-winged Dragonlet's life is spent underwater as a fierce nymph!

These aerial hunters are super speedy, catching other insects right out of the air!

特殊能力

能力

Omni-Vision Gaze

Band-winged Dragonlet can see almost 360 degrees with its huge compound eyes, which helps them spot tiny flying prey from far away.

能力

Aerial Acrobatics

Band-winged Dragonlet has four independently moving wings that allow it to hover, fly backward, and change direction instantly for agile hunting.

能力

Underwater Prowler

Band-winged Dragonlet nymphs can breathe underwater using internal gills, allowing them to live and hunt efficiently in aquatic environments.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
45-65 mm
サイズ
25-38 mm
寿命
30-90 日
飛行速度
15 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

They are expert hunters, feasting on small flying insects they catch mid-air.

年齢による違い: Nymphs hunt aquatic insects, while adults catch flying insects in the air.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • flies
  • small moths
  • butterflies
  • small wasps

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adult dragonlets are a food source for insectivorous birds.

eaten by

Eastern Mosquitofish

Gambusia holbrooki

Fish, like this species, prey on the aquatic nymphs.

hunts

Yellow Fever Mosquito

Aedes aegypti

Adults help control populations of various pest mosquitoes.

hunts

Common House Mosquito

Culex pipiens

Dragonlet nymphs and adults consume mosquito larvae and adults.

特徴

別名

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コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Be gentle and watch from a distance when you see dragonflies; they are delicate creatures.

よくある質問

Band-winged Dragonletの翼開長は何ですか?

45-65 mm

Band-winged Dragonletのサイズは何ですか?

25-38 mm

Band-winged Dragonletの寿命は何ですか?

30-90 日

Band-winged Dragonletの飛行速度は何ですか?

15 km/h

Band-winged Dragonletは何を食べますか?

They are expert hunters, feasting on small flying insects they catch mid-air.

Band-winged Dragonletは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Band-winged Dragonletはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Band-winged Dragonletの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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