Danaus plexippus - Linnaeus, 1758 (Monarca)

Reino: Animalia
Filo: Arthropoda
Clase: Insecta
Orden: Lepidoptera
Familia: Nymphalidae
Subfamilia: Danainae
Tribu: Danaini
Subtribu: Danaina
Género: Danaus -Kluk, 1802
Especie: D. plexippus
Nombre binomial: Danaus plexippus - Linnaeus, 1758

Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Palaeoptera
Order: Odonata Fabricius, 1793
Suborder: Anisoptera Selys, 1854
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Erythrodiplax Brauer, 1868
Species: Erythrodiplax fusca (Rambur, 1842)

Common name: Red-faced Dragonfly

Description: Female size 2.3 to 3.2 cm and the male 2.5 to 3.4 cm. The male has dark brown head, red face. Thorax black dorsally, blue laterally greyish. Forewing with a small dark brown spot at the base of the wing, hind wings also have a dark brown spot of greater length. Most of the gray-blue abdomen, last three segments black. Fences whitish. The female has brown eyes, forehead and clypeus brown. Thorax brown. Spotted wings similar to those of male but yellowish brown. Abdomen brown.

The males of this species show territoriality. Perch near the water (15 to 20 cm), if it is sunny are very active and often can be pursued if clouds rest.

Copulation lasts about a minute and occurs on vegetation. Females oviposit alone, but the male flies by her watching. The eggs are laid touching the water with the tip of the abdomen repeatedly.

It lives in ponds and swamps in open areas such as pastures and other disturbed areas. It is a common species.

Dythemis multipunctata (Kirby 1894)

Kingdom: Animalia
Division: Arthropoda
Subdivision: Hexapoda
Class: Insecta
Subclass: Pterygota
Infraclass: Palaeoptera
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Anisoptera
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Dythemis
Species: Dythemis multipunctata

Erythrodiplax umbrata (Linnaeus, 1758)

Phylum: Arthropoda - Arthropods
Class: Insecta - Insects
Order: Odonata - Dragonflies and Damselflies
Suborder: Anisoptera - Dragonflies
Family: Libellulidae - Skimmers
Genus: Erythrodiplax - Dragonlets
Species: umbrata - (Band-winged Dragonlet)

Habitat: Ponds and marshes, especially temporary ponds.

Description: Mature males distinctive, with slender body and black bands on wings.
Length 38-47 mm.

Erythemis vesiculosa (Fabricius, 1775)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Erythemis
Species: E. vesiculosa

Scientific name: Nica flavilla canthara (Doubleday, 1849)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Nymphalidae
Scientific name: Nica flavilla canthara (Doubleday, 1849)

Habitat: Bordes de bosque, claros, secundarios y márgenes de quebradas.

Ciclo de vida:
Huevos: de color blanco, truncados en el ápice, puestos solitarios en hojas maduras.
Larva en quinto estadio: cápsula de la cabeza marrón con zonas anaranjadas en la frente y los lados. Cuernos espiralados de color marrón con espinas. Cuerpo de color verde, con líneas laterales de color marrón bordeadas por encima de una línea rosada, en el dorso un par de rosetas de espinas por segmento. Las espinas del tórax son más robustas que las demás. En el dorso hay tres franjas transversas de color marrón.
Pupa: de color verde, salpicada de marrón.
Planta hospedera: Serjania sp. (Sapindaceae).

Descripción:
Amplitud alar: de 18 a 23 mm. Sexos similares.
Ala anterior de color anaranjado con ápice de color café oscuro con un punto anaranjado en el centro. Ala posterior de color anaranjado, con dos puntos de color negro en el torno.