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Banded Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

The Banded Demoiselle is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny, colorful wings. They love to flutter around rivers and ponds, showing off their bright colors to everyone!

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Banded Demoiselle has a metallic blue-green body. Males are striking with broad, dark blue-black bands across their translucent wings, while females have green bodies and clear, often smoky, wings with a prominent white spot. This wing banding makes them easily distinguishable from other damselflies.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataCalopterygidaeCalopteryx
Banded Demoiselle
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Banded Demoiselle

カテゴリ

昆虫

レア度

Common

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

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Despite having six legs, they aren't built for walking and prefer to fly or perch!

Their dazzling metallic shimmer comes from tiny structures, not just plain color!

They have separate eyes on either side of their head, unlike dragonflies with conjoined eyes!

Wow, their larvae can live underwater for up to two years before becoming adults!

特殊能力

能力

Underwater Builder

Females can carefully lay their eggs inside aquatic plant stems using a special egg-laying tube.

能力

Streamline Hunter

Its aquatic nymphs are fierce predators, ambushing small invertebrates hidden in the water.

能力

Territory Guardian

Males actively defend prime spots along the water's edge to ensure successful mating opportunities.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
60-70 mm
サイズ
45-48 mm
寿命
14-28 日
飛行速度
5-10 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects they snatch right out of the air!

年齢による違い: Nymphs are aquatic predators, ambushing small invertebrates; adults hunt aerial insects.

主な食物

  • Midges
  • Mosquitoes
  • Small flies
  • Aphids
  • Mayflies

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Common frog

Rana temporaria

Adults can be prey for amphibians.

eaten by

Brown trout

Salmo trutta

Nymphs are a food source for fish.

eaten by

Grey wagtail

Motacilla cinerea

Birds often catch them near water.

hunts

Common house mosquito

Culex pipiens

Helps control mosquito populations.

hunts

Non-biting midge

Chironomus plumosus

Preys on various small flying insects.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Always watch dragonflies from a distance; they are friendly but can be delicate.

よくある質問

Banded Demoiselleの翼開長は何ですか?

60-70 mm

Banded Demoiselleのサイズは何ですか?

45-48 mm

Banded Demoiselleの寿命は何ですか?

14-28 日

Banded Demoiselleの飛行速度は何ですか?

5-10 km/h

Banded Demoiselleは何を食べますか?

These aerial hunters feast on small flying insects they snatch right out of the air!

Banded Demoiselleは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Banded Demoiselleはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Banded Demoiselleの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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