Anax parthenope (Selys 1839)

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

Anax parthenope (Selys 1839)

Native status

R

Conservation status

erl: LC; irl: LC

Notes

Flight period: I April - III September

Much more localised than the congeneric A. imperator , in the study area, the species is found at low-medium elevation, up to ca. 810 m a.s.l. It occurs at a wide array of lentic or slow-flowing waters, such as mature marshlands rich in aquatic and riparian vegetation, but also small artificial ponds in heavily-urbanised contexts; nevertheless, it is found at relatively few sites: Pian di Spagna, Lake Piano, Parco della Pineta di Tradate e Appiano Gentile and surroundings, Lura River, Parco delle Groane, Parco della Valle del Lambro and surroundings, Lake Crezzo, Lake Segrino, Lake Sartirana and the northern part of the Parco Adda. Its apparent demise from Lake Annone could be attributable to a lack of recent information about this area.