Remark
The Ruby whiteface is only rarely found in Baden-Württemberg. It is also sometimes doubted whether it can be found here at all.
It has a body length of 31 to 38 mm with a wingspan of 55 to 64 mm.
Its body is black and has coloured spots on the thorax and abdomen, which are about medium in size. The spot on the abdomen segment is about ¾ the size of the segment. The front edge of the wings is yellow. Males and females differ in the colour of their spots.
The male has dark red spots on the abdomen, which turn brown with age. In contrast, the female's spots are relatively large and yellowish in colour.
Literature:
- K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 276 f
- K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs, Bd. 2, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3514-0, S. 427–436
- H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 651 ff
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