Damsels and Dragons
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:46 puffinbillyunst |
The dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) of Britain and Ireland are a harder group to identify than the butterflies, but here are the species represented on Geograph so far (first identifiable photo of each species only). Revised list in systematic order. Names and taxonomy follow Brooks & Lewington (1997) Dragonflies and Damselfies of Great Britain and Ireland, British Wildlife Publising.  Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa) White-legged Damselfly (Platycnemis pennipes)  Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)  Small Red Damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) Southern Damselfly (Coenagrion mercuriale) Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)  Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura pumilio)  Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma najas) Hairy Dragonfly (Brachtyron pratense) Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea) Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)  Southern Hawker (Aeshana cyanea) Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis) Norfolk Hawker (Aeshna isosceles)  Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator)  Club-tailed Dragonfly (Gomphus vulgatissimus)  Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulagester boltonii) Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva)  Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa) Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)  Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguinem) |
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| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:00 Mr Blue Sky |
 Common blue damselfly
 Azure damselfly
 Emperor dragonfly |
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:09 BobE |
 Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
 Azure Damselflies (Coenagrion puella) |
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 19:15 Laverock |
Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
 Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) |
| Mon, 15 Oct 2007 20:31 puffinbillyunst |
Number 24
Ruddy Darter (Sympetrum sanguinem) |
| Wed, 24 Oct 2007 13:36 Portsbob |
 Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) |
| Mon, 23 Jun 2008 20:55 pangapilot |
Broad-bodied Chaser, female or immature Blue-tailed damselfly Azure damselfly |
| Sun, 20 Jul 2008 23:18 devonpaul |
An immature male Beautiful Demoiselle |
| Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:11 puffinbillyunst |
The list in the first post has been revised and with this in mind the following regularly occurring species are not represented so far. Scarce Emerald Damselfly (Lestes dryas) Northern Damselfly (Coenagrion hastulatum) Irish Damselfly (Coenagrion lunulatum) Small Red-eyed Damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) Azure Hawker (Aeshna caerulea) Downy Emerald (Cordulia aenea) Brilliant Emerald (Somatochlora metallica) Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) White-faced Darter (Leucorrhinia dubia) Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Highland Darter (Sympetrum nigrescens) |
| Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:48 devonpaul |
 Golden Ringed Dragonfly |
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