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Couple de libellules
Sympetrum à front blanc
Photo sélectionnée sur le groupe « In Explore » le 23 juillet 2020
Sympetrum fonscolombii
Dimensioni:
lunghezza 33-40 mm, apertura alare 60-70 mm.
Caratteristiche:
ali: alla base delle posteriori è presente una macchia giallo-arancione; le nervature principali delle ali sono rossastre nei maschi e giallastre nei maschi immaturi e nelle femmine
pterostigma: chiaro (giallo-marrone), orlato di nero
zampe: nere con una striatura longitudinale gialla
occhi: caratteristici, con porzione postero-inferiore grigio-celeste
fronte: nel maschio adulto è rossastra; bianca nella femmina
addome: rosso-mattone; gli individui immaturi e le femmine sono di color giallo-marrone.
Among the dragonflies, there are three common species that are frequently seen now. All three have brownish females. The males also start out brownish, but quickly turn red. They have confusing names: blood-red, brown-red, and stone-red dragonflies. This suggests you could identify them by their color, but that's not the case. Another complaint about the name: dragonflies fly throughout the country and are not at all restricted to heathland. To identify them, there are a few characteristics to look for. The blood-red dragonfly has black legs and can be identified by these. The brown-red and stone-red dragonflies have brownish or yellowish stripes across their legs. To distinguish between the two, the whiskers are important. The whiskers are black and are located directly below the eyes. In the stone-red dragonfly, it is a drooping whisker that extends downward on either side of the snout. In the brown-red dragonfly, the black is only above the snout.
Mating Behavior
Once mature, a male dragonfly or damselfly establishes a territory from which he chases other males. When on territory, he produces packets of sperm called spermatophores at the tip of his abdomen (tenth segment), reaches the tip forward and places the spermatophores in a depression on the lower surface of the second abdominal segment.
With his sperm receptacle filled, the male flies out and grasps a female's head with his clasping genitalia at the abdominal tip. Each species' male genitalia fit the head of only the female of that species. (Slaty Skimmer Clamped in Tandem.) In some dragonflies and damselflies, the shape of the male genitalia is the most constant and accurate identifier of the insect's species.
Once the male has grasped a female, they fly in tandem for some time (Swamp Spreadwing in Tandem). The male usually flies while the female rests. Rarely, the female will fly while the male rests. It is unusual for both odonates to be flying at the same time.After some time, the female reaches the tip of her abdomen below her body and grasps the male's second segment to pick up the spermatophores he placed there. During this process, called the wheel formation, the two dragonflies take on a circular or heart-shaped pose. The two may stay in the wheel formation for upwards of fifteen minutes before the female releases and returns to the tandem position. (Eastern Forktails in Wheel Formation image.)
Egg Laying
Once the wheel is broken, the female may leave the male, separate from him as he remains close to her, or they may stay together in tandem as she goes about laying eggs (oviposition). Oviposition may take many forms:
Sympetrum gilvum (Selys, 1884)
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. (Wikipedia)
Source: Libelulas de Colombia: una guia de campo para su identificacion. León Pérez, Jenilee Montes María Inés Moreno y Luis Carlos Gutiérrez.
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La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
A dragonfly was a Japanese symbol.
Akitsushima秋津洲 is one of the old names of Japan.
Akitsushima秋津洲 is the meaning of the island洲 of a dragonfly秋津.
A red dragonfly occurs much in a rice paddy in autumn.
No colour adventures from me tonight... I am so tired.... going to bed early.
My friend mamaroo10 has 2 photos that describe exactly how I feel today. Have a look at these photos on Mary's photostream...
This was me at noon today: Tired Otis
This is me now: I am tired now!!!
Close-up shot of a beautiful red dragon fly on a green leaf in the forrest. This was a tricky capture as they would not sit still for more then one or two seconds I got lucky this one stayed in one spot long enough for me to make this capture.
The vibrant red dragonfly sat delicately atop the bright orange gerbera petal, its gossamer wings shimmering in the sunlight. With graceful poise, it balanced on the delicate bloom, as if contemplating the world around it. The contrast of the fiery red against the soft petals created a mesmerizing sight, a moment frozen in time, capturing the beauty of nature's intricate dance.
Another red Dragonfly, this time he landed on my son. The closer I get the more I get to see the ugly bug parts.
Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)
In the male, the thorax is a deep red with a pale stripe across the side, and with red in the veins of the wings. The female is yellowish, with yellow wing veins.
our garden visitors today
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Frühe Adonislibelle
oder auch Frühe Adonisjungfer
im Doppelpack
Couple of "Early Adonis Maiden"
Dimensioni:
lunghezza 35-45 mm, apertura alare 50-70 mm.
Caratteristiche:
maschi completamente rossi
testa: rossa
occhi: rosso brillante
addome: rosso brillante, allargato alla base, appiattito
torace: rosso o bruno-rossastro.
esemplari immaturi e femmine : bruno-giallastri con zampe gialle
cerci: uniti nel maschio, separati nella femmina.
ali: trasparenti con alla base una macchia giallo-ambra, più estesa nelle ali posteriori
pterostigma: marrone chiaro e molto ampio.