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Introduction Oxygastra GEOC (Catalan Odonata Study Group), was founded in June 2003 with the aim to promote the research, interest and conservation of dragonflies and their habitats, especially in Catalonia. The group became a part of the Institució Catalana d’Història Natural (Catalan Institute of Natural History) in 2005. If you wish to find out more about the Institució Catalana d’Història Natural please click here Institució Catalana d'Història Natural (ICHN) aquí. |
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At first the group had just nine members: Ricardo Martín, Narcís Vicens, Mike Lockwood, Jordi Pietx, Jordi Nebot, Jordi Artola, Emili Bassols, Bernat Garrigós and Josep García. Subsequent addition included Josep Escolà, Montse, Ramon Batlle, Lluís Piella, Pere Luque, Paul Müller. There are two ways of becoming a part of Oxygastra: you can either join the e-mail forum and be kept informed of all the internal working of the group and participate in the field trips, or you can become a full member with the right to speak and vote at the group meetings if you join the ICHN. .
Baix Empordą 2004
Anoia, maig del 2005 |
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Oxygastra organizes field trips for observing and recording dragonflies, holds species- identification workshops with audio-visual presentations, manages a database, works with schools and environmental groups, undertakes field studies and maintains a lively debate between their members in their electronic forum. |
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Oxygastra curtisii Dale, 1834 – the Orange-spotted Emerald - is a dragonfly of great conservationist interest belonging to the family Corduliidae that is fairly well distributed in Catalonia. It is one of the few species of dragonfly protected by European legislation. During the first field trip in 2003 of the recently constituted group, an Orange-spoted Emerald was observed at the La Moixina wetlands in the La Garrotxa. This gave us the idea of using its name as a name for our group. The following are some photographs of the species.
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