Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum)

 


Male Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2007


Female Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2004


Fem
ale Coenagrion pulchellum. Note the bar between the eyespots. Photo © David Kitching 2006

map
Distribution map for Variable Damselfly
Large dot = Proven breeding,
Medium dot = Probable breeding,
Small dot = Possible breeding
Open rectangle = Pre 1980 records only
Red dots show tetrads in which species has only been recorded since 1991 or where breeding status has been raised since 1991.

Flight period histogram
Flight period


Male Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2008


Male Coenagrion pulchellum .Note the complete antehumeral stripes in this example. Photo © David Kitching 2008

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Last update 2.1.2016