Dragonfly Ecology

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The aim of this research is to determine where and at what time of day the dragonfly communities found at Kanahawa State Forest, in Charleston, West Virginia, are most abundant. To this end, the number of dragonflies occurring at two study sites were recorded for six weeks from September 12th to October 31st and the effects of two abiotic factors, namely, hydrology and daily temperature, on the distribution and abundance of dragonfly species in the forest were considered.

From the Paper:

"Five species of dragonfly were recorded from the sites, the Eastern Grayback (of the genus Tachopteryx, species Tachopteryx thoreyi); the Spotted Biddie (of the genus Cordulegaster, species Cordulegaster maculatus); the 10-Spot (of the genus Libellula, species Libellula pulchelia); the Widow (of the genus Libellula, species Libellula luctosa), and the White Tail (of the genus Plathemis, species Plathemis lydia). All of these dragonflies are common throughout North America, and in particular, around the Kanahawa State Forest area."

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