It has a body length of 65 - 80 mm and a wingspan of 8 - 10 cm.
The thorax is dark brown in colour and has yellow-bluish lateral bands, between which there may be a small spot. Their antehumeral stripes are narrow, rather line-shaped. The T-shaped markings on the forehead, which become thinner towards the outside, are striking.
The abdomen is patterned blue-black in the male and gleb-brown in the female. The front edges of the wings are gold-coloured.
[Translate to English:]
Die Torf-Mosaikjungfer ist ein Dauerflieger, der sich nur selten absetzt. Dabei fliegt sie eher gemütlich und rüttelt dabei oft.
Literature:
- K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 162 f
- K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs, Bd. 2, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3514-0, S. 68-82
- H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 354 ff
Websites:
- https://www.libellen.tv
- https://www.libellenschutz.ch
- https://www.libellenwissen.de
- https://www.waldschrat-online.de
