Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)

Bazzi, Gaia, Galimberti, Andrea, Foglini, Claudio, Bani, Luciano, Bazzi, Lionello, Bonvicini, Piero, Brembilla, Roberto, Brigo, Massimo, Cavenaghi, Alberto, Colombo, Giuseppe, Della Pieta, Cesare, Galliani, Carlo, Guarnaroli, Ettore, Larroux, Nicola, Monti, Alessandro, Orioli, Valerio, Ornaghi, Francesco, Pilon, Nicola, Pirotta, Giuliana, Radaelli, Giovanni, Tessa, Giulia & Assandri, Giacomo, 2023, Odonate diversity of a highly urbanised region: An annotated checklist of the damselflies and dragonflies (Insecta, Odonata) of Lario and Brianza (Lombardy, N Italy), Biodiversity Data Journal 11, pp. 111358-111358 : 111358

Platycnemis pennipes (Pallas, 1771)

Native status

R

Conservation status

erl: LC; irl: LC

Notes

Flight period: II April - III September

In the study area, the species is found mainly at low elevation up to 940 m a.s.l. in a variety of lotic and lentic habitats; the species is, in fact, known to be a generalist and tolerant to anthropogenic alterations. Occurrence records are mostly concentrated in the southern part of the study area, even if small populations occur further north at Pian di Spagna-Lake Mezzola, Lake Piano and along the western coast of Lake Como. It is surprisingly absent from the western portion of Como Province, where other species with similar ecological requirements occur.