Dragonflies (Odonata) Emerging from Brackish Pools in Saltmarshes of Gaspé, Quebec

Authors

  • Paul M. Catling 170 Sanford Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario K2C 0E9

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22621/cfn.v123i2.932

Keywords:

Lestes congener, Libellula quadrimaculata, Sympetrum danae, Odonata, dragonflies, saltmarsh, salinity, Gaspé, Baie des Chaleurs, Quebec

Abstract

Enallagma hageni, Lestes disjunctus, Sympetrum costiferum, Sympetrum danae, Sympetrum internum, and Sympetrum obtrusum were observed emerging from brackish pools with an overall salinity range of 6.0-17.3 ppt in three saltmarshes in Gaspé, Quebec. Lestes congener, Libellula quadrimaculata, and species of Sympetrum were prominent among the larvae in these pools.

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Vol. 123 No. 2 (2009)

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