Latin Etymology: Erythromma (?) najas ("snakes")
Adult Red-eyed Damselfly (subspecies E. n. najas) at Wellingborough, Northants - May 2011
Length: 35mm / Wingspan: 50mm
UK Status: Not Evaluated / IUCN Red List: Not Evaluated
Superficially similar to the blue tailed damselfly, as the name suggests, the main distinguishing feature is the red eyes. Care should be taken to carefully differentiate this species from the small red eyed damselfly which differs from it mainly in size and havign a black x mark on the tip of it's tail. I'm not precisely sure how common this species is - I only noticed this was a different species when I was sorting photos at home!
Related Species:
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Erythromma
SUBSPECIES: E. n. najas, E. n. puellare
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident species which is seen in Summer
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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