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UK
Safari Tip:
To help you identify dragonflies and damselflies there's a beautifully
illustrated chart in the Nature Shop - click
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Latin name: Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Size: Wingspan approximately 50mms.
Distribution: Found throughout the UK.
Months seen: May to September.
Habitat: Seen close to ponds, streams and rivers.
Food: Insects.
Special features: This is one of our commonest damselflies, and often one of the earliest to be seen in each year.
Both the male and female have a red abdomen with black markings. The thorax is black with red stripes, and the legs are black.
Large Red Damselfly Exuviae
UK Safari Damselfly Section
UK Safari Dragonfly Section
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