Blue Featherleg vs Kerville's Featherleg

Platycnemis pennipes compared with Platycnemis kervillei

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Blue Featherleg Kerville's Featherleg
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same Arthropoda (artrópode) Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same Insecta (inseto) Insecta (inseto)
Order same Odonata (Odonata) Odonata (Odonata)
Family same Platycnemididae Platycnemididae
Genus same Platycnemis Platycnemis
Species Platycnemis pennipes Platycnemis kervillei

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Featherleg and Kerville's Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Platycnemis.

Conservation Status

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Kerville's Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Blue Featherleg Kerville's 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.

Kerville's Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Blue Featherleg

Donzela de tamanho médio de habitats de água doce parada e de fluxo lento por toda a Europa e oeste da Ásia, o Platycnemis pennipes recebe seu nome pela conspícua franja plumosa nas tíbias posteriores dos machos, exibida durante cortejos. Os machos apresentam coloração azul-pálida, enquanto as fêmeas são verde-oliva. Pousam na vegetação emergente e são bons indicadores da qualidade da água em habitats ribeirinhos. As populações têm declinado localmente devido à poluição hídrica e à intensificação agrícola.

Kerville's Featherleg

No description available.

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