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

Table 2

Description of the oviposition sites.

Study area	Number of oviposition sites	Total number of clutches	Mean number of clutches per oviposition site	Mean number of eggs per clutch ± SD^1	Location above soil surface (cm) ± SD^1
Hessenberg	4	4	1	33±13^a	18.5±3.1^c
Glattfelden	13	13	1	42±9^a	18.8±4.6^c
Merishausen	9	14	1.6	51±8^b	24.1±7.9^c
Rheinheim	10	16	1.6	50±8^b	19.3±6.1^c
Average	9	11.8	1.3±0.3	46±10	20±6.4

1Values sharing the same letter are statistically not different for 𝛼=0.05.