Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834)
- Dataset
- GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Odonata
- family
- Corduliidae
- genus
- Oxygastra
- species
- Oxygastra curtisii
general
Sturdy dragonfly, with bright, emerald green eyes and metallic green body with yellow spots on abdomen.
morphology
47-54 mm long, with male hindwing-spans of 24-36 mm
Ecology and Distributionconservation
Considered "near threatened" by the IUCN
ecology
Hunts for prey most often in the evening; adults are active from May-August
habitat
Rivers and streams, slow moving water, muddy or sandy bottoms
reproduction
Males establish territories, over which they patrol constantly. Females oviposit in shady areas. Nymphs are found along river banks crawling in among tree roots, leaf litter and detritus.
trophic_strategy
A member of the GSI complex (sensu Ware et al., 2007).
biome
aquatic
nutrient level
eutrophic
spine
invertebrate
mobility
mobile
cuddliness
non cuddly
biotope
running waters
lifespan
shortlived
description
Three new populations of
description
were discovered, 2 in Latium and 1 in the Molise region (Table 1, Fig. 1). All the sites are fast running rivers with a belt of riparian forest. The presence in the southern part of Latium is confirmed for the Liri-Garigliano drainage basin after about 70 years, when it was reported by Castellani (1951). Populations were recorded both in the main Liri river and in its tributary, the Melfa river (FR). Numerous individuals were also observed in Molise (IS) at the Cavaliere river, a tributary of the Volturno, which is part of the ZSC IT 7212168 “ Valle Porcina - Torrente Vandra – Cesarata ”. This finding is in accordance with the abundance of the species in the Volturno drainage area reported by Corso et al. (2019 b).
Name
- Synonyms
- Cordulia compressa Stephens, 1835
- Cordulia curtisii Dale, 1834
- Libellula nitens Fonscolombe, 1837
- Homonyms
- Oxygastra curtisii (Dale, 1834)
- Common names
- Bronslibel in Dutch
- Bronslibel in Dutch
- Cordulie à Corps Fin in French
- Cordulie à corps fin in French
- Cordulie à corps fin (La), Oxycordulie à corps fin (L') in French
- Esmeralda Oxígastra in Spanish
- Esmeralda de Curtis in Galician
- Esparver d'aigua in Catalan–Valencian
- Gekielte Smaragdlibelle in German
- Gekielte Smaragdlibelle in German
- Gekielte Smaragdlibelle in German
- Gekielte Smaragdlibelle in German
- Gekielter Flussfalke in German
- Gwas Orenfrith in Welsh
- Gweision Orenfrith in Welsh
- Libélula esmeralda in Portuguese
- Orange-Spotted Emerald in English
- Orange-spoted Emerald in English
- Orange-spotted Emerald in English
- Oxycordulie à corps fin in French
- Oxygastre à corps fin in French
- Smeralda di fiume in Italian
- bronslibel in Dutch
- cordulie à corps fin in French
- lesklice čárkovaná in Czech
- orange-spotted emerald in English
- Оксигастра помаранчево-плямиста in Ukrainian
- Оксигастра помаранчево-плямиста in Ukrainian
- Bronslibel in Dutch
- Orange-spotted Emerald in English
- Orange-spotted Emerald in English
- Bronslibel in language.
- Cordulie à Corps Fin in French
- Esmeralda Oxígastra in Spanish
- Esmeralda de Curtis in Galician
- Esparver d'aigua in Catalan–Valencian
- Gekielte Smaragdlibelle in German
- Gwas Orenfrith in Welsh
- Gweision Orenfrith in Welsh
- Libélula esmeralda in Portuguese
- Orange-Spotted Emerald in English
- Smeralda di fiume in Italian
Bibliographic References
- Askew, R.R. (1988)
- Dijkstra, K.D.B. et al. (2002)
- Heidemann, H. & Seidenbusch, R. (2002)
- Proess, R., 2006. Rote Liste der Libellen Luxemburgs. 3. Fassung, 2006 (Insecta, Odonata). Bulletin de la Société des naturalistes luxembourgeois 107 : 123-130. http://www.snl.lu/publications/bulletin/SNL_2006_107_123_130.pdf