Blue Featherleg vs Orange Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Featherleg Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same Animalia (動物) Animalia (動物)
Phylum same Arthropoda (節足動物) Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same Insecta (昆虫) Insecta (昆虫)
Order same Odonata (蜻蛉目) Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family same Platycnemididae Platycnemididae
Genus same Platycnemis Platycnemis
Species Platycnemis pennipes Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Featherleg and Orange Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platycnemis.

Conservation Status

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Featherleg Orange Featherleg
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Orange Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue Featherleg

ヨーロッパから西アジアにかけての静水および緩流の淡水生息地に生息する中型のイトトンボで、ブルーフェザーレッグ(Platycnemis pennipes)は求愛ディスプレイ中に振り動かすオスの後脚の脛骨の羽毛状の縁取りから命名されました。オスは薄い青色、メスはオリーブグリーン色を示します。抽水植物に止まり、河川環境の水質の良い指標種です。水質汚染と農業の集約化により、一部の地域で個体数が減少しています。

Orange Featherleg

No description available.

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