Stats

Lifespan

A few weeks

Size

Large

Diet

Insectivore

Activity

Diurnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Freshwater wetland

Range

The Americas

Movement

Flight

Breeding

Egg-laying

Defense

Speed

Status

Uncommon

About

This bright green dragonfly patrols sunny ponds across the Americas. It catches prey mid-air and consumes its own weight in insects every single day.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   egg

   A small egg is laid on or near the larval food source and hatches within days or weeks.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   An immature insect feeds and molts, growing through successive instars.
3. 3.
   subadult

   A near-adult insect has wing buds or near-mature form, one molt away from full size.
4. 4.
   adult

   Fully grown, with full wings and adult coloration.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Odonata

Family

Libellulidae

Genus

Erythemis

Species

Erythemis vesiculosa