Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

OTHER NAMES: Large Red Damsel
Latin Etymology: Pyrrhosoma (?) nymphula (?)

Adult Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) at Geddington, Northants - June 2010

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Length: 33-36mm  /  Wingspan: 44-48mm
UK Status: Not Evaluated / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Does what it says on the tin - it is the larger of the UKs two red damselflies - and can be recognised by its size and the bronze patch on its back. Relatively common, although not so much as the common blue.

Related Species: 
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Pyrrhosoma
SUBSPECIES: None - monotypic

- Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident species which is seen in Summer

 - Seen in Geddington

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus,  IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto