Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
A dragonfly is a flying insect ... and in Central America; ... which migrate over the Indian Ocean at a period that coincides with the migration of the globe skimmer ...
The green darner is a large dragonfly; males grow to 76 mm (3.0 in) in length with a wingspan up to 80 mm (3.1 in). [9] [10] Females oviposit in aquatic vegetation, eggs laid beneath the water surface. Nymphs (naiads) are aquatic carnivores, feeding on insects, tadpoles, and small fish.
An aggregation of dragonflies during migration. The globe skimmer, as its name suggests, has a very wide distribution area, between about the 40th parallels of latitude or within the 20 °C isotherm (areas of the world where the annual mean temperature is above 20 degrees Celsius), and up to about the 50th parallel north in North America.
Pantala hymenaea (spot-winged glider) [1] is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae.It is a migratory species and is native to North, Central and South America, travelling widely and breeding in temporary water bodies.
Insect migration is the seasonal movement of insects, particularly those by species of dragonflies, beetles, butterflies and moths. The distance can vary with species and in most cases, these movements involve large numbers of individuals.
Another common winter migrant insect, found in much of North America, South America, and the Caribbean, is the green darner. Migration patterns in this dragonfly species are much less studied than those of monarchs. Green darners leave their northern ranges in September and migrate south.
The distribution range of Anax walsinghami includes Central America and North America. [3] At up to 120 mm (4.7 in) in wingspan and with a typical body length of 89–117 mm (3.5–4.6 in), it is North America's largest dragonfly, [ 2 ] [ 5 ] although exceeded by the closely related giant Hawaiian darner ( A. strenuus ).
Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout southern Canada and the northern United States. [2] [3]