On 06-vii-2019 a single male of Pantala flavescens was recorded in the early post-mining landscape of Lower Lusatia, south-eastern Brandenburg, Germany. This was the first record of this migratory species in Germany not attributable to human transportation. On 17-viii-2019 an exuviae and a single adult in late teneral condition were found at the same site. According to current knowledge this is the first confirmed record of a successful breeding of P. flavescens in Europe.
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1 December 2019
Successful breeding by Pantala flavescens in Germany (Odonata: Libellulidae)
André Günther
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Odonatologica
Vol. 48 • No. 3-4
December 2019
Vol. 48 • No. 3-4
December 2019
Anisoptera
dragonfly
Dragonfly migration
Europe
Wandering glider