Libellula quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Conservation

Pompilio, Lucia & Mosini, Andrea, 2021, The Odonate fauna of Val Grande National Park (Insecta: Odonata), Fragmenta entomologica 53 (1), pp. 25-42 : 34

18. Libellula quadrimaculata (Linnaeus, 1758) Conservation and breeding status: LC (EU), LC (IT), LC (MED), B

L. quadrimaculata is a holarctic lentic dragonfly which was observed in PDS (15) where up to 20 individuals were seen to congregate ( 11 Jul 2016) and breeding was confirmed. This species was considered locally common and well distributed in the Alpine valleys of Piedmont ( Boano et al. 2007), a pattern confirmed by the Italian preliminary Atlas ( Riservato et al. 2014c). Territorial males were observed over 2000 m and breeding up to 1890 m in VCO, Maritime Alps (province of Cuneo, Piedmont) and Mont Avic ( Val d’Aosta) Natural Parks ( Clemente et al. 2011; Pompilio 2012; Bionda et al. 2013; Pettavino 2015; Sindaco et al. 2008); thus, further surveys would be needed to ascertain its occurrence at higher altitudes in VGNP.