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List Of Odonata Species Of Metropolitan France
This article is an alphabetic list of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) species found in Metropolitan France, including Corsica. * '' Gomphus flavipes'', the river clubtail * '' Gomphus graslinii'' * '' Gomphus pulchellus'', the Western clubtail * ''Gomphus vulgatissimus'', the common clubtail * ''Lestes barbarus'', the Southern emerald damselfly * ''Lestes dryas'', the emerald spreadwing * ''Lestes macrostigma'', the dark emerald damselfly * ''Lestes sponsa'', the emerald damselfly * ''Lestes virens'', the small emerald damselfly * '' Leucorrhinia albifrons'', the dark whiteface * '' Leucorrhinia caudalis'', the lilypad whiteface * ''Libellula depressa'', the broad-bodied chaser * '' Macromia splendens'' * '' Onychogomphus forcipatus'', the small pincertail * '' Onychogomphus uncatus'', the large pincertail * ''Ophiogomphus cecilia'' * '' Orthetrum cancellatum'', the black-tailed skimmer * '' Platycnemis acutipennis'', the orange featherleg * '' Trithemis annulata'', the vio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metropolitan France
Metropolitan France (french: France métropolitaine or ''la Métropole''), also known as European France (french: Territoire européen de la France) is the area of France which is geographically in Europe. This collective name for the European regions of France is used in everyday life in France but has no administrative meaning. Indeed, the overseas regions have exactly the same administrative status as the metropolitan regions. Metropolitan France comprises mainland France and Corsica, as well as nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel (french: la Manche), and the Mediterranean Sea. In contrast, overseas France is the collective name for all the French territories outside Europe. Metropolitan and overseas France together form the French Republic. Metropolitan France accounts for 82.0% of the land territory, 3.3% of the exclusive economic zone (EEZ), and 95.9% of the population of the French Republic. Some small parts of France (e.g. Cerdanya) are a part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucorrhinia Caudalis
''Leucorrhinia caudalis'', the lilypad whiteface, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croatia a ..., Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovenia, Sweden, and Ukraine. Its natural habitats are swamps and freshwater lakes. It is threatened by habitat loss. References External links Libellulidae Dragonflies of Europe Insects described in 1840 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trithemis Annulata
''Trithemis annulata'', known commonly as the violet dropwing, violet-marked darter, purple-blushed darter or plum-coloured dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in most of Africa, in the Middle East, in the Arabian Peninsula and southern Europe. These insects are called dropwings because of their habit of immediately lowering their wings after landing on a perch. Males of this species are violet-red with red veins in the wings while females are yellow and brown. Both sexes have red eyes. Subspecies The following subspecies are recognised as valid: *''Trithemis annulata annulata'' (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807) *''Trithemis annulata haematina'' (Rambur, 1842) *''Trithemis annulata scorteccii'' Nielsen, 1936 Description ''Trithemis annulata'' is a robust medium-sized species with a wingspan of . The mature male has a dark red head and a yellow labium with brown central spot. The eyes are red with white spots on the rear edge, and the frons is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Platycnemis Acutipennis
''Platycnemis acutipennis'', known as the Orange Featherleg or the Orange White-legged Damselfly, is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. Description ''Platycnemis acutipennis'' is the only European damselfly which combines an orange-red abdomen and blue eyes. The male has moderately wide hind tibias (wider in both '' P. pennipes'' and '' P. latipes''; and the males of both those species have blue abdomens). 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. Distribution ''Platycnemis acutipennis'' is common and widely distributed across the southwest of Europe including Portugal, Spain, and France; it is endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orthetrum Cancellatum
The black-tailed skimmer (''Orthetrum cancellatum'') is a dragonfly belonging to the family Libellulidae. Distribution This species is widespread in Europe and Asia. It is found throughout European continent including the Mediterranean islands but is absent in the north of Britain and the northern half of Fennoscandia. This is one of the most common European species and it is still increasing its range northwards. To the east, the range extends over central Asia to Kashmir, Mongolia to the northern parts of China and Arunachal Pradesh in India. It is present in Albania, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (Corsica, and mainland), Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ophiogomphus Cecilia
''Ophiogomphus cecilia'', the green snaketail, green gomphid, or green club-tailed dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly in the family Gomphidae. Description The only snaketail in Europe; resembles a large clubtail in general coloration and river habitat, but the 'front-end' is vivid apple green in mature individuals and the male appendages are short. It is the largest of the Gomphidae apart from Bladetail'','' with green eyes and 'face, and green thorax with thin black lines on top and side, the latter similar to those on Yellow Clubtail and Western Clubtail'';'' at the base of abdomen the green is extending to S2, the rest of the abdomen has a discontinuous yellow pattern to S 10, generally broader than on clubtails and those on S3-7 more triangular in shape, and moderately clubbed at S8-9. The legs are extensively yellow. Males appendages are short and yellowish. Female yellow markings on the abdomen are broader than on males. It shows two tiny 'crests' on the back of the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onychogomphus Uncatus
''Onychogomphus uncatus'', the large pincertail or blue-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly, is a species of dragonflies belonging to the family Gomphidae. Distribution This species is present in Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland. Habitat These dragonflies can be encountered close to running water and lakes. Description The adults of ''Onychogomphus uncatus'' grow up to long. The eyes are widely separated and bright-blue or gray-blue, never green. The front black line on the side of the thorax does not touch the midline. The yellow collar at the front of the thorax is interrupted by a black bar. It has four cells on the anal triangle of the rear wing, but no yellow line on the 'vertex'. Cercoids are always yellow. This dragonfly is bigger and rarer than the small pincertail ('' Onychogomphus forcipatus''), but they are rather similar. The two species can be distinguished on the basis of the shape and extension of the black markings, especially on the t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Onychogomphus Forcipatus
''Onychogomphus forcipatus'', the small pincertail or green-eyed hook-tailed dragonfly, is a species of dragonfly belonging to the family Gomphidae. Subspecies Subspecies include: *''Onychogomphus forcipatus'' var. ''albotibialis'' Schmidt, 1954 *''Onychogomphus forcipatus'' var. ''forcipatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Onychogomphus forcipatus'' var. ''unguiculatus'' (Vander Linden, 1820) Distribution This quite common and widespread dragonfly is present in most of Europe, in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), in Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Lithuania and Turkmenistan. Habitat These dragonflies usually inhabit clean rivers with a little faster running water and gravel or sandy banks. Occasionally they are also present at large lakes. Description The adults of ''Onychogomphus forcipatus'' grow up to long, with a wingspan of . The eyes of these medium-sized dragonflies are widely separated and grey-to-green. The two black lines on the side of the thorax are r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macromia Splendens
''Macromia splendens'' is a species of dragonfly in the family Macromiidae. It is found in France, Portugal, and Spain. Its natural habitats are rivers and water storage areas. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... Sources * Richard Gabb Macromia splendens- Spendid Cruiser European Dragonfly photos Dragonflies of Europe Insects described in 1843 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libellula Depressa
''Libellula depressa'', the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter,Hart. M., et al, (1978), ''The Naturetrail Omnibus'', London: Usborne Publishing Limited, page 157 is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue. Identification The male and female have a broad, flattened abdomen which is brown with yellow patches down the sides. In the male the abdomen develops a blue pruinosity that covers the brown colour. Both fore and hind wings have a dark patch at the base. Both the male and female have broad antehumeral stripes. The average wingspan is approximately 70 mm. ''L. depressa'' is very distinctive and should not be confused with any other dragonflies in the region. Distribution and habitat ''L. depressa'' is found in central and southern Europe, central Asia and the Middle East. It range extends northwards to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leucorrhinia Albifrons
''Leucorrhinia albifrons'', the dark whiteface, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in Austria, Belarus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, and Ukraine. Its natural habitats are shrub-dominated wetlands, swamps, intermittent freshwater lakes, and freshwater marshes. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habitat becomes incapable of supporting its native species. The organisms that previously inhabited the site are displaced or dead, thereby .... References Libellulidae Dragonflies of Europe Insects described in 1839 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{dragonfly-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corsica
Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of the French mainland, west of the Italian Peninsula and immediately north of the Italian island of Sardinia, which is the land mass nearest to it. A single chain of mountains makes up two-thirds of the island. , it had a population of 349,465. The island is a territorial collectivity of France. The regional capital is Ajaccio. Although the region is divided into two administrative departments, Haute-Corse and Corse-du-Sud, their respective regional and departmental territorial collectivities were merged on 1 January 2018 to form the single territorial collectivity of Corsica. As such, Corsica enjoys a greater degree of autonomy than other French regional collectivities; for example, the Corsican Assembly is permitted to exercise limit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
