Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
{{Short description|Species of damselfly}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis-Sardinien-2009-Thomas Huntke.jpg
| image_caption =Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis, male
| status = LC
| status_system = IUCN3.1
| genus = Calopteryx (damselfly)
| species = haemorrhoidalis
| authority = Vander Linden, 1825
}}
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae known by the common names copper demoiselle and Mediterranean demoiselle.[https://www.pugetsound.edu/academics/academic-resources/slater-museum/biodiversity-resources/dragonflies/world-odonata-list/ World Odonata List]
Subspecies
Subspecies include:[http://www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2011/search/all/key/calopteryx+haemorrhoidalis/match/1 Catalogue of life]
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis haemorrhoidalis (Vander Linden, 1825)
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi Capra, 1945
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis asturica Ocharan, 1983
- Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis almogravensis Hartung, 1996
Distribution
This species is native to the western Mediterranean Basin in Europe (Iberia, southern France, Italy, Monaco) and North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia). It is common in much of its range.Clausnitzer, V. 2009. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/158695/0 Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis.] The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 21 January 2016.[https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181407/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=214238 Fauna europaea]
Habitat
Description
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis can reach a body length of about {{convert|45|-|48|mm}}. The abdomen length is of about {{convert|34|-|43|mm}} in males, of {{convert|31|-|43|mm}} in females. The length of the wings is of {{convert|23|-|32|mm}} in males, of {{convert|25|-|37|mm}} in the females.Georg Rüppell: Die Prachtlibellen Europas. Neue Brehm-Bücherei Band 654, Westarp Wissenschaften Hohenwarsleben 2005; S. 203-204. {{ISBN|3-89432-883-5}}.
The males have a dark, metallic shining body, the color of which can be red-violet, golden or copper-colored. On the underside of the last three abdominal segments there red area, the so-called "red lantern" (hence the Latin species name haemorrhoidalis, meaning "blood flow").Gerhard Jurzitza: Der Kosmos-Libellenführer. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags GmbH & Co., Stuttgart 2000; S. 171. {{ISBN|3-440-08402-7}}. The wings of males show a large dark area, while the females have a brown band to the wing tip and a metallic-green to bronze-colored body, with a brown belt on the back.
Biology
The flight time of this species ranges from May to September. The males have a characteristic mating dance, showing the abdomen end and spreading their wings wide. The male of this species is territorial, defending sites where females may choose to lay eggs.Córdoba-Aguilar, A. (2002). [http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0003347201919748 Wing pigmentation in territorial male damselflies, Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis: a possible relation to sexual selection.] Animal Behaviour, 63(4), 759-766.
This species can hybridize with Calopteryx splendens.Lorenzo-Carballa, M. O., Watts, P. C., & Cordero-Rivera, A. (2014). [http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13887890.2014.951696#.VqFxsPkrLrc Hybridization between Calopteryx splendens and C. haemorrhoidalis confirmed by morphological and genetic analyses.] International Journal of Odonatology, 17(2-3), 149-160.
Gallery
File:Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis. Copper Demoiselle. - Flickr - gailhampshire (4).jpg| Mating pair
File:Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis, female.JPG|Female
File: Calopterygidae - Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi (male - immature).jpg|Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi. Immature male
File: Calopterygidae - Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi.jpg|Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis occasi. Male
Bibliography
- B. Misof, C.L. Anderson, H. Hadrys [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929073921/http://www.zfmk-molekularlabor.de/bm/Calopteryx.pdf A phylogeny of the damselfly genus Calopteryx (Odonata) using mitochondrial 16S rDNA markers.] in: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. Academic Press, Orlando Fla. 15.2000, 1, 5–14. ISSN 1095-9513
- K.-D. B. Dijkstra, illustrations: R. Lewington, Guide des libellules de France et d'Europe, Delachaux et Niestlé, Paris, 2007, {{ISBN|978-2-603-01639-8}}.
- Van Der Linden, 1825 : Monographiae Libellullinarum Europaearum Specimen.
References
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External links
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- [http://www.linnea.it/calopteryx-haemorrhoidalis/ Linnea {{in lang|it}}]
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Category:Damselflies of Europe
Category:Odonata of North America