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Phylum ArthropodaClass Insecta
Order OdonataDragonflies and Damselflies
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Odonate Characteristics
• ‘Odonto’ refers to strong teeth on mandibles of adults• Aquatic larva -> terrestrial (aerial) adult• Highly predaceous larva or adult• Usually considered beneficial for the large number of
flying insects the adults eat• ~11 families and 407 species in NA• Hemimetabolous: egg -> nymph (naiad) -> adult• Some species are migratory• Adults often mate guard by flying in tandem after
copulating• “Devil’s Darning Needle”; mosquito hawk
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Natural History• Habitat-almost all in lentic waters• Feeding-zooplankton->larger invertebrates->larger
items, even fish• Life history:
– Most have one generation/yr– Some require 2 years; a few require 3-6 yrs (in cold
climes)– Most oviposit in water; a few in plants above water line
with a sword-like structure– Hatch in several weeks; species of vernal pools may
enter diapause for 11 months– Larval stage averages 10 months (range-6 weeks to 6
years)– Molt 11-12 times (range 10-15)
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More Natural History
• Stop feeding several days prior to emergence• Climb out of water• Emergence takes 1-3 hrs; a very vulnerable stage;
many emerge at night• Adults live 1 month (range: 2weeks-2 months)• Excellent vision; can rotate head almost 360• Catch food on the wing in leg basket• Males territorial; may lek
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SubordersAnisoptera and Zygoptera
Dragonflies Damselflies
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Adults
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Larvae
•Labial mask for catching prey
•Rectal gills
•Stout body
•Labial mask for catching prey
•Three leaf-like gills at rear of abdomen
•Body long and slender
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Dragonfly LarvaeFamily Differences
Aeshnidae Gomphidae Cordulugasteridae
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Labial Mask
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Often Identified by Wing Venation
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Emergence: a dangerous time
Teneral Stage
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Exuvium
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Ovipositing
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