Proischnura rotundipennis
| Proischnura rotundipennis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Family: | Coenagrionidae |
| Genus: | Proischnura |
| Species: | P. rotundipennis |
| Binomial name | |
| Proischnura rotundipennis Ris, 1921[2] | |
Proischnura rotundipennis, the round-winged bluet is a species of damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae. It is endemic to South Africa, where it is scarce and localised.[3]
This species is found in the grassland biome, where its natural habitat is grassy verges of ponds and slow-flowing streams.[3]
This bluet is 22–27 mm long, with a wingspan of 30–32 mm. The thorax is greenish blue with black dorsal and antehumeral stripes. The upper abdomen is mainly black; segments eight and nine are bright blue and segment ten is black. Key features for identification in the field are rounded wing-tips and the short, broad pterostigmata which are dark with pale edges.[3]
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Male
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Male
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Male head and thorax
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Male abdomen
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Male abdomen
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Male wing detail showing pterostigmata
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Female
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Mating pair
References
- ↑ F. Suhling (2010). "Proischnura rotundipennis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ Ris, F. (1921). "The Odonata or dragonflies of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum 18 (3): 245–452.
- 1 2 3 Tarboton, W.R.; Tarboton, M. (2005). A fieldguide to the damselflies of South Africa. ISBN 0620338784.