Selection of Oviposition Sites by Libelloides coccajus (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775) (Neuroptera: Ascalaphidae), North of the Alps: Implications for Nature Conservation

Table 1

Description of the study areas.

Study area	Aspect	Size	Habitat^1	Mean slope	Description	Sample photograph^2
Hessenberg (HE)	S-SW	6,000 m^2	Molinio-Pinion	15°	Open pine forest with broad clearings and heterogeneous vegetation, mown once a year but not before October 1
Glattfelden (GL)	SE	6,000 m^2	Mesobromion	30°	Steep roadside verge created in 1978 with homogenous vegetation, remaining uncut year-round but with selective mowing of areas with high coverage of Erigeron annuus
Merishausen (ME)	S	6,000 m^2	Mesobromion^3	25°	Semidry grassland interspersed with shrubs and scarce vegetation at the upper edge due to more gravel soil. Every year one half of the area is mown, but not before August 1
Rheinheim (RH)	SE	9,000 m^2	Mesobromion	5°	Extensively used meadow, mown once a year but not before August 1

1According to Delarze et al. [53]; ²all photographs taken between May 1 and July 6, 2010, (M. Müller); ³unusually high abundance of Geranium sanguineum.