Biology:Cordulegaster bidentata
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Odonata |
| Infraorder: | Anisoptera |
| Family: | Cordulegastridae |
| Genus: | Cordulegaster |
| Species: | C. bidentata
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| Binomial name | |
| Cordulegaster bidentata Selys, 1843
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Cordulegaster bidentata, also known as sombre goldenring or two-toothed goldenring, is a species of dragonfly in the family Cordulegastridae.[2]
Description
This species is identifiable by its black body and yellow rings.[3] Adults are approximately 8 centimetres (3.1 in) in body length with a 10 centimetres (3.9 in) wingspan, and have a similar appearance to the related species Cordulegaster boltonii.[4]
Distribution and habitat
C. bidentata is primarily found in Central and Southern Europe,[5] spreading as far south as Sicily, where the subspecies C. bidentata sicilica is found.[2] It lives primarily around mountain springs.[6] This species is scattered throughout Central and Western Europe. The population rate is declining, the biggest threat to this species being droughts which are a result of global warming.[2]
Behaviour and development
C. bidentata breeds in mountain springs, and the larvae are benthic, living in the lowest reaches of the water.[7] As a result of this, larval sites are difficult to locate and study. Breeding takes place in May–June, with eggs being laid in the upper reaches of the streams. Larval development takes between three and five years, and can be slowed if cold weather causes the water to freeze.[4] The larvae may sometimes leave the water, hunting for small arthropods on the ground at night.[8]
References
- ↑ Paulson, D.R. (2020). "Cordulegaster bidentata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T165498A140229216. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T165498A140229216.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/165498/140229216. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cordulegaster bidentata". ICUN. http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/165498/0. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sombre goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)". http://www.arkive.org/sombre-goldenring/cordulegaster-bidentata/. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cordulegaster bidentata". http://defworld.freeoda.com/Species%20Details/Cordulegaster%20bidentata.html. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sombre Goldenring (Cordulegaster bidentata)". http://www.dragonflypix.com/speciespages/cordulegaster_bidentata.html. Retrieved 17 October 2014.
- ↑ Brunke, Matthew (Dec 2003). "Patchiness of River: Groundwater Interactions within Two Floodplain Landscapes and Diversity of Aquatic Invertebrate Communities". Ecosystems 6 (8): 713. doi:10.1007/pl00021501. https://www.dora.lib4ri.ch/eawag/islandora/object/eawag%3A4883.
- ↑ Victor Fet; Alexi Popov (21 June 2007). Biogeography and Ecology of Bulgaria. Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 224. ISBN 978-1-4020-4417-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=I3TaFGsQHKMC&pg=PA224.
- ↑ Suhling, F.; Sahlén, G.; Gorb, S.; Kalkman, V.J.; Dijkstra, K.-D.B.; van Tol, J. (2015). "Order Odonata". in Thorp, James; Rogers, D. Christopher. Ecology and general biology. Thorp and Covich's Freshwater Invertebrates (4 ed.). Academic Press. pp. 893–932. ISBN 9780123850263.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q1519595 entry
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