Atlas goldenring  (Cordulegaster princeps)

Species information

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Authentication

Authenticated (18/12/2006) by Jean-Pierre Boudot, CNRS, Université Henri Poincaré Nancy I, France.

Glossary

  • Endemic: a species or taxonomic group that is only found in one particular country or geographic area.
  • Larvae: stage in an animal’s lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
  • Metamorphosis: an abrupt physical change from the larval to the adult form.
  • Thorax: part of the body located near the head in animals. In insects, the three segments between the head and the abdomen, each of which has a pair of legs.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Dijkstra, K.D.B. and Lewington, R. (2006) Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe.British Wildlife Publishing, Gillingham.
  3. Dragonflies and Damselflies in Languedoc (September, 2006)
    http://www.ghmahoney.org.uk/insects/dflyl_corga.htm
  4. Grand, D. and Boudot, J.P. (2006) Les Libellules de France, Belgique et Luxembourg.Editions Parthénope, Mèze.
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