Successful reproduction of dragonflies in an artistic water fountain in Versailles, France

Abstract

Exuvian records of two species of Anisoptera are presented in an urban setting of a megacity, Paris. This is the first record of successful breeding in standing water from a small, untreated fountain in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles (France).

Keywords

• artificial fountains
• aeshna cyanea
• sympetrum striolatum