Common winter damselfly (Sympecma fusca)

Description

It has a body length of 34 to 39 mm with a wingspan of 37 to 47 mm.

Males and females have a brown base colour and are dark brown on the upper side. The segments S3 to S6 have a torpedo-shaped pattern. In contrast to the similar Siberian winter dragonfly, the lower edge of the upper thoracic stripe is straight. The eyes of mature individuals have a bluish tinge.

Hunting type

The Common winter damselfly hunts from a perch near the ground. 

Habitat

It colonises waters with loose reed or sedge vegetation that are well exposed to the sun.

References

Literature:

• K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 82
• K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs,  Bd. 1, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3508-6, S. 429–451
• H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 87 ff

Websites:

• https://www.libellen.tv
• https://www.libellenschutz.ch
• https://www.libellenwissen.de
• https://www.waldschrat-online.de

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