Showing posts with label IBERIAN BLUE TAIL DAMSELFLY (Ischnura elegans). Show all posts
Showing posts with label IBERIAN BLUE TAIL DAMSELFLY (Ischnura elegans). Show all posts
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Sunday, 28 June 2020
28-6-2020 VILLALONGA RESERVOIR, VALENCIA - IBERIAN BLUE TAIL DAMSELFLY (Ischnura elegans)
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The Iberian Bluetail – Ischnura graellsii – Cola azul ibérico is a small slender damselfly species. It is possibly the most commonly encountered and frequently the most numerous damselfly on the Iberian peninsula.
Total length: 26 to 31mm
Hind Wing length: 13 to 19mm
Flight period in Iberia: early June to early November
Habitat: Any wetland habitat with plentiful emergent vegetation including rivers, ditches and pools. Can sometimes be numerous around coastal lagoons & saltmarshes.
Distribution: The Mediterranean regions of Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia, Portugal & most of Spain
Similar species: Very similar to the Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) and the Scarce Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) both of which occur on the Iberian peninsula.
Sunday, 21 June 2020
21-6-2020 MONTAVERNER, VALENCIA - IBERIAN BLUE TAIL DAMSELFLY (Ischnura elegans)
The Iberian Bluetail – Ischnura graellsii – Cola azul ibérico is a small slender damselfly species. It is possibly the most commonly encountered and frequently the most numerous damselfly on the Iberian peninsula.
Total length: 26 to 31mm
Hind Wing length: 13 to 19mm
Flight period in Iberia: early June to early November
Habitat: Any wetland habitat with plentiful emergent vegetation including rivers, ditches and pools. Can sometimes be numerous around coastal lagoons & saltmarshes.
Distribution: The Mediterranean regions of Morocco, Algeria & Tunisia, Portugal & most of Spain
Similar species: Very similar to the Common Bluetail (Ischnura elegans) and the Scarce Bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) both of which occur on the Iberian peninsula.
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