Aiolopus puissanti Defaut, 2005


Aiolopus puissanti: Male (Spain, Cadiz, Cabo de Trafalgar, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Male (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Male (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Female (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Female (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Female (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Habitat (Spain, Cadiz, Cabo de Trafalgar, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Habitat (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N] Aiolopus puissanti: Habitat (S-Spain, Cadiz, Velez de la Frontera, Rio Barbate, late September 2017) [N]

Habitat:
Aiolopus puissanti inhabits temporarily humid to wet grasslands along rivers, at lake shores or near the coast.

Life cycle:
Aiolopus puissanti is more slender with longer wings than Aiolopus thalassinus. It is especially common in late summer and autumn, but difficult to watch because of its agility.

Remarks:
Aiolopus puissanti occurs in SW-Europe (Iberian Peninsula, S-France) and NW-Africa.



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