Observation of wing-whirring behavior in a tropical perching dragonfly,Micrathyria atra (Odonata: Libellulidae)

摘要

Dragonflies are classified behaviorally as perchers or fliers. The thermoregulatory behavior of wing-whirring to generate heat is common in fliers but rare in perchers. On 25 January 2016,1 observed and photographed a female Micrathyria atra, a percher, engaged in wing-whirring behavior while perched in the Cantarrana Swamp at La Selva Biological Station, Heredia Province, Costa Rica.