探検昆虫

Ebony Jewelwing

Calopteryx maculata

The Ebony Jewelwing is a beautiful dragonfly with shiny black wings and a sparkling blue-green body. They love to flutter around near water and are fun to watch as they dance in the air.

生息地: Wetlands

外見

The Ebony Jewelwing is a striking damselfly with a shimmering metallic green body. Males have distinctive, completely opaque black wings, while females have dark, smoky wings with a white spot near the tip. This unique combination of bright body and dark wings makes it easily identifiable.

AnimaliaArthropodaInsectaOdonataCalopterygidaeCalopteryx
Ebony Jewelwing
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Ebony Jewelwing

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

Males have wings so dark, they absorb sunlight to help warm up for flight!

These dainty insects often "perch" with their wings folded tightly along their body!

They spend over a year as a fierce larva, hidden at the bottom of streams!

Wow! Baby jewelwings breathe underwater using feathery gills on their tails!

特殊能力

能力

Flashy Flier

Ebony Jewelwing males can perform elaborate aerial dances because of their powerful wings that help them attract mates.

能力

Underwater Nursery

Ebony Jewelwing females can lay eggs inside aquatic plant stems because of their special ovipositor that helps protect their young.

能力

Sharp-Eyed Hunter

Ebony Jewelwing has large compound eyes that help them spot tiny flying insects while hunting over water.

能力

Winged Warning

Ebony Jewelwing males have completely black wings that flash in sunlight, helping them signal territory to other damselflies.

サイズと詳細

翼開長
50-70 mm
サイズ
38-57 mm
寿命
30-60 日
飛行速度
8 km/h
脚の数
6

食性と食事

Ebony Jewelwings are aerial predators, snatching up tiny flying insects with lightning speed!

年齢による違い: Larvae eat tiny aquatic invertebrates, while adults feast on flying insects.

主な食物

  • mosquitoes
  • midges
  • small flies
  • gnats
  • aphids

採餌方法

  • Pursuit

生態系とのつながり

eaten by

Eastern Kingbird

Tyrannus tyrannus

Adults are caught by quick-flying insectivorous birds.

eaten by

Green Frog

Lithobates clamitans

Frogs ambush adult damselflies that fly too close to the water.

eaten by

Bluegill

Lepomis macrochirus

Fish eat the aquatic larvae as a source of protein.

shelters

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Adults perch on stems near water, resting and hunting.

特徴

別名

Jewelwing

コレクション

安全性

危険度

1/5 · 非常に低い

Be careful near water where they live, and watch them from a safe distance.

よくある質問

Ebony Jewelwingの翼開長は何ですか?

50-70 mm

Ebony Jewelwingのサイズは何ですか?

38-57 mm

Ebony Jewelwingの寿命は何ですか?

30-60 日

Ebony Jewelwingの飛行速度は何ですか?

8 km/h

Ebony Jewelwingは何を食べますか?

Ebony Jewelwings are aerial predators, snatching up tiny flying insects with lightning speed!

Ebony Jewelwingは通常どこに生息していますか?

Wetlands

Ebony Jewelwingはどのように狩りをしますか?

Pursuit

Ebony Jewelwingの脚の数は何ですか?

6

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