Corduliidae

Somatochlora flavomaculata (Vander Linden, 1825)
Gevlekte glanslibel Yellow-spotted Emerald L: 45 - 54 mm
     
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Gevlekte glanslibel man

Adult (male), Lindevallei, Friesland, June 24, 2006
Gevlekte glanslibel 2 Adult (male), Lindevallei, Friesland, June 24, 2006
Gevlekte glanslibel territorial Territorial male, Füssen, Bayern, Germany, July 15, 2008
Gevlekte glanslibel vrouw

Young (female), De Weerribben, Overijssel, May 13, 2006.

Gevlekte glanslibel huidje

Larval skin (female), De Weerribben, Overijssel, May 13, 2006.  

Habitat: Marshy areas with high water quality in low lands. Wet madows. Favorit with well developed aquatic and riparian vegetation.

Distribution: In the eastern and south parts ot the country. New populations in the nortern provinces like Friesland and Overijssel.

Flight Season: Most abundant in June and July. Utmost sightingsdata from May tot mid August

Status: Rare in The Netherlands. Red Listed as criticaly endangered.

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