Thursday, 23 April 2020

Calderdale Odonata

Calopteryx splendens BANDED DEMOISELLE
Lestidae Emerald Damselflies
Lestes sponsa EMERALD DAMSELFLY
Coenagrionidae
Pyrrhosoma nymphula LARGE RED DAMSELFLY
Ischnura elegans BLUE TAILED DAMSELFLY
Coenagrion puella AZURE DAMSELFLY
Enallagma cyathigerum COMMON BLUE DAMSELFLY
ANISOPTERA Dragonflies
Aeshnidae Hawkers
Aeshna juncea COMMON HAWKER
Aeshna mixta MIGRANT HAWKER
Aeshan cyanea SOUTHERN HAWKER
Aeshna grandis BROWN HAWKER
Anax imperator EMPEROR DRAGONFLY
Codulegastridae
Cordulegaster boltonii GOLDEN RINGED DRAGONFLY
Libellulidae Darters, Chasers, Skimmers
Orthetrum cancellatum BLACK TAILED SKIMMER
Libellula quadrimaculata FOUR SPOTTED CHASER
Libellula depressa BROAD BODIED CHASER
Sympetrum striolatum COMMON DARTER
Sympetrum sanguineum RUDDY DARTER
Sympetrum danae BLACK DARTER

4 comments:

AndyC said...

Any comment welcome , i think all the above have been recorded in calderdale and can not see
anything that i have missed..?/

Edward Evans said...

I'm absolutely terrible at dragonflies can only id one.... My best subjects ares Butterflies and macro moths....

AndyC said...

One is always a good place to start...there are only 18 ....

Edward Evans said...

Up against 43 butterflies and 600 macrom moths! :-):-)