Biology:Coenagrion hastulatum

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Short description: Species of damselfly

Coenagrion hastulatum
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Coenagrion
Species:
C. hastulatum
Binomial name
Coenagrion hastulatum
Charpentier, 1825

Coenagrion hastulatum, the northern damselfly or spearhead bluet, is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae.

The species is widespread and common in northern Eurasia but is restricted to elevated or bog-like sites towards the west and south.[2] In Britain, it is confined to a few small lochans in Scotland.[3]

Coenagrion hastulatum is 31–33 millimetres (1.2–1.3 in) long.[4]

The specific part of the scientific name, hastulatum, from the Latin hastula (small spear) is because of the distinctive markings on the second segment of the abdomen that resembles a spear.[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1935365 entry