Red-eyed damselfly

Erythromma najas
Pond damselflies (Coenagrionidae)

♂

Red-eyed damselflyon RikenMon's Nature-Guide

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A sturdy damselfly with red eyes and copper coloured back. The ♂ has red eyes and blue side markings, no shoulder lines and a black rear section with a blue band top and bottom. The eyes of the ♀ are more orange-brown coloured and the sidebands are yellow-greenish with dark shoulders with lines (can be very short). The rear is also very dark with thin blue lines.

Mainly on banks and prefers large leaves.

⇔ l. 30-36 mm

LA:
≈ The ERYTHROMMA VIRIDULUM (Small red-eyed damselfly) very similar but smaller. The ♂ is more copper coloured on the long rear body. No photo available.

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