Dragonflies and Damselflies |
Updated 24 July 2019 |
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Species |
Latin Name |
Family |
Status |
Flight Period |
| Sub-order: Anisoptera | ||||
| Four-spotted Chaser | Libellula quadrimaculata | Libellulidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Broad-bodied Chaser | Libellula depressa | Libellulidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Black-tailed Skimmer | Orthetrum cancellatum | Libellulidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Common Darter | Sympetrum striolatum | Libellulidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Black Darter | Sympetrum danae | Libellulidae | Resident | June – October |
| Ruddy Darter | Sympetrum sanguineum | Libellulidae | Resident | June – October |
| Southern Hawker | Aeshna cyanea | Aeshnidae | Resident | July-October |
| Migrant Hawker | Aeshna mixta | Aeshnidae | Resident / Migrant | July-November |
| Common Hawker | Aeshna juncea | Aeshnidae | Resident | July – October |
| Emperor | Anax imperator | Aeshnidae | Resident | June -September |
| Common Club-tail | Gomphus vulgatissimus | Gomphidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Brown Hawker | Aeshna grandis | Aeshnidae | Resident | July-September |
| Sub-order: Zygoptera | ||||
| Banded Demoiselle | Calopteryx splendens | Calopterygidae | Resident | May-August |
| Beautiful Demoiselle | Calopteryx virgo | Calopterygidae | Resident | May-August |
| White Legged Damselfly | Platycnemis pennipes | Platycnemididae | Resident | May-August |
| Azure Damselfly | Coenagrion puella | Coenagrionidae | Resident | Mid-May -August |
| Common Blue Damselfly | Enallagma cyathigerum | Coenagrionidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Blue-tailed Damselfly | Ischnura elegans | Coenagrionidae | Resident | Mid-May -September |
| Large Red Damselfly | Pyrrhosoma nymphula | Coenagrionidae | Resident | Mid-May -August |
| Emerald Damselfly | Lestes sponsa | Lestidae | Resident | May-October |
| For more information see – | http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/ | |||
| http://www.wildlifetrusts.org/wildlife/species-explorer/invertebrates/dragonflies-and-damselflies | ||||
Photo by Ian Barrie