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. (2009). "Coenagrion hastulatum". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2009: e.T158706A5268760. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T158706A5268760.en. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Northern Damselfly". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 2011-05-27.
- ↑ "speerwaterjuffer" (in Dutch). Libellennet. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ↑ Costantino D'Antonio & Francesca Vegliante. "Derivatio nominis libellularum europæarum" (PDF) (in Italian). Retrieved 3 August 2010.
External links
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