Identifying dragonflies and damselflies
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Sussex Dragonflies
The following species are known to breed in Sussex:
| Hairy Dragonfly, Brachytron pratense Migrant Hawker, Aeshna mixta Southern Hawker, Aeshna cyanea Brown Hawker, Aeshna grandis Emperor Dragonfly, Anax imperator Club-tailed Dragonfly, Gomphus vulgatissimus Golden-ringed Dragonfly, Cordulegaster boltonii Downy Emerald, Cordulia aenea Brilliant Emerald, Somatochlora metallica |
Four-spotted Chaser, Libellula quadrimaculata Scarce Chaser, Libellula fulva Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa Black-tailed Skimmer, Orthetrum cancellatum Keeled Skimmer,Orthetrum coerulescens Common Darter, Sympetrum striolatum Ruddy Darter, Sympetrum sanguineum Black Darter, Sympetrum danae |
Sussex Damselflies
The following species are known to breed in Sussex:
| Beautiful Demoiselle, Calopteryx virgo Banded Demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens Emerald Damselfly, Lestes sponsa Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula Small Red Damselfly, Ceriagrion tenellum White-legged Damselfly, Platycenemis pennipes |
Azure Damselfly, Coenagrion puella Variable Damselfly, Coenagrion pulchellum Common Blue Damselfly, Enallagma cyathigerum Red-eyed Damselfly, Erythromma najas Small Red-eyed Damselfly, Erythromma viridulum Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans |
Sussex Migrants
The following species are not yet known to breed in Sussex:
| Willow Emerald Damselfly, Lestes viridis Southern Migrant Hawker, Aeshna affinis Common Hawker, Aeshna juncea Yellow-legged Club-tail Dragonfly, Gomphus flavipes |
Vagrant Darter, Sympetrum vulgatum Red-veined Darter, Sympetrum fonscolombii Yellow-winged Darter, Sympetrum flaveolum Lesser emperor, Anax parthenope |
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