Male Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2007
Male Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2007
Female Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2004
Female Coenagrion pulchellum. Note the bar between the eyespots. Photo © David Kitching 2006
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
Male Coenagrion pulchellum Photo © David Kitching 2008
Male Coenagrion pulchellum .Note the complete antehumeral stripes in this example. Photo © David Kitching 2008
© David Kitching 2016
Last update 2.1.2016