Who eats who: predation events involving Boyeria irene (Odonata: Aeshnidae), Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis asturica (Odonata: Calopterygidae) and Vespa velutina (Hymenoptera: Vespidae).

  1. Adolfo Cordero-Rivera
  2. Anais Rivas-Torres
  3. Xin Yu
Journal:
Boletín de la SEA

ISSN: 1134-6094

Year of publication: 2020

Issue: 67

Pages: 415-417

Type: Article

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Abstract

During an intensive behavioural study of a population of the damselfly Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis asturica, we observed nine predation events by male Boyeria irene on females and males of the damselfly. These cases are described, together with a case of predation of a male B. irene by the exotic invasive wasp Vespa velutina. The wasp was repeatedly attacking territorial males of C. h. asturica, but no case of effective predation was recorded.

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