Cordulegastridae

13. Cordulegaster boltonii (Donovan, 1807) Conservation and breeding status: LC (EU), LC (IT), LC (MED), B

Records relative to this central European – Atlantic lotic species were collected in EXP (1,6) where breeding was confirmed, and in CPB (11). This dragonfly is widespread in Piedmont and can also be found in the Alps, though its occurrence there is more scattered than at lower altitudes (Riservato et al. 2014c); the same pattern was observed in Canton Tessin (Wildermuth et al. 2005). A few higher records are reported for Piedmont, relative to altitudes of 1370 m and 1545 m in the provinces of Cuneo and VCO (Boano et al. 2007; Clemente et al. 2011), though reproductive sites are probably at lower altitudes. In the province of Torino, a likely breeding population was found at approximately 670 m (Giuliano 2017). For this reason, reproduction of this species seems possible inside VGNP and further research is required.