Platycnemis acutipennis

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Orange Featherleg
Orange Featherleg Damselfly Platycnemis acutipennis.JPG
Platycnemis acutipennis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Odonata
Family:
Platycnemididae
Genus:
Platycnemis
Species:
P. acutipennis
Binomial name
Platycnemis acutipennis
Selys, 1841

Platycnemis acutipennis, known as the Orange Featherleg or the Orange White-legged Damselfly, is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae.[1][2][3]

Description[]

Platycnemis acutipennis is the only European damselfly which combines an orange-red abdomen and blue eyes.[4] The male has moderately wide hind tibias (wider in both P. pennipes and ; and the males of both those species have blue abdomens).[4] The thorax is buff-coloured with black stripes. There is an orange spot near the tip of each wing. The sexes are similar.

Behaviour[]

Platycnemis acutipennis lives in fresh water, either still or up to moderately fast-flowing.[5]

Distribution[]

Platycnemis acutipennis is common and widely distributed across the southwest of Europe including Portugal, Spain, and France; it is endemic to that area.[5] There are however some recent records from Germany.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Martin Schorr; Martin Lindeboom; Dennis Paulson. "World Odonata List". University of Puget Sound. Archived from the original on 28 July 2013. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  2. ^ "Checklist, English common names". DragonflyPix.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
  3. ^ Dijkstra, Klaas-Douwe B. (2006). Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe. British Wildlife Publishing. ISBN 0-9531399-4-8.
  4. ^ a b Nielsen, Erland Refling. "Platycnemis". Platycnemis. Danodonata.dk. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Boudot, J-P. (2010). "IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2". Platycnemis acutipennis. IUCN. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  6. ^ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". Platycnemis acutipennis. GBIF. Retrieved January 7, 2012.

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