British Damselflies

British Damselflies Anthropoda/Insecta/Odonata/Zygoptera Odonata : link to complete species list
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Demoiselles	Family Calopteryigidae
Beautiful Demoiselle	Calopteryx virgo
Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx splendens	male : female :
Emerald damselflies	Family Lestidae
Emerald Damselfly	Lestes sponsa
Sscarce Emerald Damselfly	Lestes dryas
Southern Emerald Damselfly	Lestes barbarus
Willow Emerald Damselfly	Chalcolestes viridis
White legged damselflies	Family Platycnemididae
White legged Damselfly	Platycnemis pennipes	male : male : female :
Red and Blue/black damselflies	Family Coenagrionidae
Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula	male : female : pair :
Red- eyed Damselfly	Erythromma najas
Small Red- eyed Damselfly	Erythromma viridulum
Southern Damselfly	Coenagrion mercuriale
Northern Damselfly	Coenagrion hastulatum
Irish Damselfly	Coenagrion lunulatum
Azure Damselfly	Coenagrion puella	male : pair :
Variable Damselfly	Coenagrion pulchellum
Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum	female
Scarce Blue- tailed Damselfly	Ischnura pumilio
Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans	male
Small Red Damselfly	Ceriagrion tenellum












Field Guide to the Dragonflies and Damselflies of Great Britain and Ireland by Steve Brooks and Richard Lewington for full species accounts and other information check the British Dragonflies website