A nymphal firefly [1] , or a nymph firefly [2] [3] , or a nymphal arrow [4] , or a red arrow [4] [5] , or a red nymph [6] ( lat. Pyrrhosoma nymphula ) - a species of equine - winged dragonflies from the family of arrows (Coenagrionidae).
| Nymphal Firefly |
Male |
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| No rank : | Bilateral symmetrical |
| Subtype : | Tracheo-breathing |
| Infraclass : | Ancient winged insects |
| Gender: | Fire extinguishers |
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| International scientific name |
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Pyrrhosoma nymphula
( Sulzer , 1776) |
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Mating a nymphal
firearm (
Pyrrhosoma nymphula )
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Latin nymphula - a nymph (diminutive of nympha). Nymphs - in ancient Greek mythology, female deities, directly personifying this or that element of nature; were considered the daughters of Zeus [2] .
Length 33–36 mm, abdomen 25–27 mm, hind wing 21–23 mm [3] . The main color tone is red. The color of the male is bright red; in the female, it varies from intensely red to slightly reddish. In adult dragonflies, the abdomen on top is bright red or ocher-yellow with a black pattern.
Black spots on the chest are metallic-shiny, bright spots are red and yellow. The pre-humeral strip is wind-colored, full, wide, crosses the shoulder seam. The head is wide, from above twice as wide as its length. The nape is devoid of bright spots. The wings are transparent. Pterostigma narrow (occupies 1 cell), black. The legs are black. Eyes are red, redder or brown above.
The species inhabits Europe and the Caucasus , is found in North-West Africa and Western Asia . The species is distributed locally, but in some areas is common.
In Ukraine, it is registered in Western Forest-Steppe, Carpathian, Carpathians, in Odessa region [7] .
Flight time: from May to August inclusive. It occurs mainly near stagnant and flowing water bodies (the choice depends mainly on local conditions), but everywhere it prefers well-developed aquatic and coastal vegetation [3] . The female accompanies the female during the laying of eggs by the male; she immerses only the abdomen in water. Females lay eggs in leaves lying horizontally in the water and plant stems swaying in the water near the surface of the water. At the same time, they bend the abdomen and place the eggs in the incisions of the stem made by the ovipositor. Larvae feed on aquatic insects or small crustaceans [6] .
- ↑ Mamaev B. M., Medvedev L. N. and Pravdin F. N. Identifier of insects in the European part of the USSR. - Moscow: "Enlightenment", 1976. - 304 p.
- ↑ 1 2 Pavlyuk R. S, Kharitonov A. Yu. Nomenclature of dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) of the USSR // Useful and harmful insects of Siberia. - Novosibirsk: Nauka, 1982. - S. 12-42
- ↑ 1 2 3 Skvortsov V. E. Dragonflies of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus: Atlas-determinant. - M .: Partnership of scientific publications of KMK, 2010. - 624 p. - 1000 copies. - ISBN 978-5-87317-657-1 .
- ↑ 1 2 Striganova B. R. , Zakharov A. A. The Bilingual Dictionary of Animal Names: Insects (Latin-Russian-English-German-French) / . - M .: RUSSO, 2000. - S. 6. - 1060 copies. - ISBN 5-88721-162-8 .
- ↑ Chibisova O. I., Vassetsky S. G., Vassetsky N. S. New English-Russian Biological Dictionary. Over 72,000 terms. Abi Press, 2009 - 874 c. ISBN: 978-5-391-00008-2
- ↑ 1 2 Tatarinov A.G., Kulakova O.I. Dragonflies. [Fauna of the European Northeast of Russia. T. 10]. SPb., 2009
- ↑ Gorb S.N., Pavlyuk R.S., Spuris Z. D. Dragonflies (Odonata) of Ukraine: faunistic review = Grandmothers (Odonata) of Ukraine: faunistic look // Herald of zoology. - K. , 2000. - T. Separate issue 15 . - S. 1-155 . (Ukrainian)
