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Species Ladona deplanata - Blue Corporal

Blue Corporal - Ladona deplanata - Ladona deplanata

Blue corporal dragonfly - Ladona deplanata - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)

Suborder Anisoptera (Dragonflies)

Family Libellulidae (Skimmers)

Genus Ladona (Corporals)

Species deplanata (Blue Corporal)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Ladona deplanata (Rambur, 1842). Synonyms:

Libellula deplanata

Explanation of Names

"Corporal" comes from the stripes on the female and teneral, presumably.

Size

Length 31-35 mm

Identification

Mature males deep blue, dark marks at the base of wings. Females and teneral males are brown with "corporal stripes" on thorax.

Range

Southeastern United States, north to the coastal plain of Massachusetts

Habitat

Woodland edges near ponds, also slow-moving streams

Season

March-May (early spring only)

Food

Predatory on flying insects

Life Cycle

A "spring ephemeral" dragonfly.

Print References

Dunkle, Dragonflies Through Binoculars, TBA (1)

Dunkle Dragonflies of Florida, TBA (2)

Nikula Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies, TBA (3)

Abbott, Dragonflies of Texas, TBA (4)

Internet References

Dragonflies and Damselflies (Odonata) of the United States

RLE Photo

Odonata Central--Texas

NJ Odes

Dragonflies and Damselflies of West Virginia

Works Cited

1.	Dragonflies Through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America Sidney W. Dunkle. 2000. Oxford Press.

2.	Dragonflies of the Florida Peninsula, Bermuda, and the Bahamas Sidney W. Dunkle. 1989. Scientific Publishers.

3.	Stokes Beginner's Guide to Dragonflies Donald and Lillian Stokes. 2002. Little, Brown and Company.

4.	Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States John C. Abbott. 2005. Princeton University Press.

Contributed by Joshua Stuart Rose on 7 August, 2005 - 9:10pm
Additional contributions by cotinis, Vox Sciurorum, Tyler Hedlund
Last updated 21 April, 2020 - 2:30pm

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