Coenagrion hastulatum
| Coenagrion hastulatum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Suborder: | Zygoptera |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Coenagrion |
| Species: | C. hastulatum |
| Binomial name | |
| Coenagrion hastulatum Charpentier, 1825 | |
Coenagrion hastulatum, the northern damselfly or spearhead bluet, is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.
The species is widespread and common in northern Eurasia but is restricted to elevated or bog-like sites towards the west and south.[1] In Britain, it is confined to a few small lochans in Scotland.[2]
C. hastulatum is 31–33 millimetres (1.2–1.3 in) long.[3]
The specific part of the scientific name, hastulatum, from the Latin hastula (small spear) is because of the distinctive markings on the second segment of the abdomen that resembles a spear.[4]
References
- ↑ Clausnitzer, V. (2007). "Coenagrion hastulatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ↑ "Northern Damselfly". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ "speerwaterjuffer" (in Dutch). Libellennet. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ↑ Costantino D’Antonio and Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Coenagrion hastulatum at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Coenagrion hastulatum at Wikispecies
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