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| Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Gebänderte Prachtlibelle |
14/8/2005 and 23/7/2006 | Callenberger Ost Forst and Muehlheim lakes |
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| Lestes sponsa Emerald Damselfly Gemeine Binsenjungfer |
23/7/2005 | Woods/by pond near Rodental (black pterostigma). |
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| Lestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly Weidenjungfer |
23/7/2005 | Woods/by pond near Rodental (brown pterostigma). |
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| Sympecma fusca Gemeine Winterlibelle |
24/9/2005 | Woods/by pond near Rodental. This and the very similar S annulata are the only two dragonflies/damselflies to overwinter as adults. |
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| Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large red damselfly Frühe Adonislibelle |
14/5/2006 | Woods/by pond south of Frankfurt (male and pair) and Skane in Sweden (femal). When laying eggs the male keeps watch hanging onto the female. |
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| Erythromma viridulum Small Red-eyed damselfly Kleines Granatauge |
2/7/2006 | Small pond south of Frankfurt. One of quite a few males patrolling guarding their areas, sometimes sitting on floating leaves (amongst loads of egg-laying Azure damselflies). |
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| Coenagrion puella Azure damselfly Hufeisen-Azurjungfer |
18/6/2005 | Woods/by pond near Rodental/Frankfurt. You can tell this (male) from the common blue by the "batman" shaped black mark on the 2nd abdominal segments. This shape is normally described as a "U" - hence the German name Hufeisen-Azurjungfer (Hufeisen = Horseshoe) |
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| Coenagrion pulchellum Variable Damselfly |
24/5/2007 | Skane in Sweden. The abdomen markings look like a mixture of male and female to me. |
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| Enallagma cyathigerum Common blue damselfly Becher-Azurjungfer |
17/9/2005 | Rodental |
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| Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed damselfly Grosse Pechlibelle |
17/9/2005 | Rodental |
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Dragonflies
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| Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker Herbst-Mosaikjungfer |
10/9/2005 and 17/9/2005 | Rodental. This chap (first image) was flying around and seeing off lots of other dragonflies - even with a wing missing! This is a view from almost above - so he's resting with his tail down (normal for hawkers). The second image is correctly orientated. |
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| Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Blaugrüne Mosaikjungfer |
21/7/07 and 3/9/2005 | 1st 3 photos in bush next to river in Oxford. Subsequent 3 photos: Untermerzbach. Whilst sitting next to a pond there were a couple of these hawkers occasionally chasing each other. One took quite an interest in me and hovered next to me for quite a while (apparantly typical behaviour for the Southern Hawker) - long enough to get a blurry in-flight photo! After I saw one rest in a tree I was able to find three others in the vicinity. |
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| Aeshna isosceles Norfolk Hawker Keilflecklibelle |
11/6/2006 | Muelheim |
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| Anax imperator Emperor dragonfly Grosse Königslibelle |
16/7/2006 | Small pond in Frankfurter Stadtwald |
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| Gomphus vulgatissimus Club-tailed |
23/5/2007 | Sweden (near pond in Skane) |
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| Gomphus Pulchellus Yellow-legged clubtail Westliche Keiljungfer |
11/6/2006 | Muelheim lakes |
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| Onychogomphus forcipatus Green-eyed Hooktail Kleine Zangenlibelle |
23/7/2006 | Muelheim lakes. Not absolutely sure about the id of this. |
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| Cordulegaster boltoni Golden Ringed Dragonfly Zweigestreifte Quelljungfer |
5/6/2005 | Woods/by pond near Rodental. Saw it shortly after emerging from its larval skin and it sat on a stick drying its wings (shivering them - that's why they're out of focus) for 10 minutes before flying away. |
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| Somatochlora (metallica?) (Brilliant?) Emerald (Glaenzende?) Smaragdlibelle |
27/8/2005 | Rodental |
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| Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald Gemeine Smaragdlibelle |
11/6/2006 | Muelheim |
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| Libellula quadrimaculata Four-Spotted Chaser Vierfleck |
28/5/2006 | Small pond in woods S. of Frankfurt. Same pond as the broad-bodied chaser above - both were at this pond on this day (though only broad-bodied 2 weeks earlier). The body is really furry! |
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| Libellula depressa Broad-Bodied Chaser Plattbauch |
18/6/2005 and 14/5/2006 | Immature male: Woods/by pond near Rodental. Male: Small pond in woods S. of Frankfurt |
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| Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed skimmer Grosser Blaupfeil |
11/06/2006 | I also have a movie of egg laying by the female - she does it with the male flying around chasing off other dragonflies, flicking her tail into the water. Last 3 images are an old female (near Rodental) |
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| Sympetrum vulgatum Vagrant Darter Gemeine Heidelibelle |
21/8/2005 | Hacksberg - near Coburg |
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| Sympetrum flaveolum Yellow-winged Darter Gefleckte Heidelibelle |
21/8/2005 | Hacksberg - near Coburg |
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| Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter Blutrote Heidelibelle |
Aug-Sept2005 | Hacksberg/Rodental - near Coburg. In the movie clip the couple have mated and the male swings the female down so that the eggs flick off and go into the water |
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| Emerging dragonflies | 18/6/2006 | Various emerging dragonflies from a dawn trip - lots of pics so they have a separate page! |
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| Unknown dragonfly exuvia | 14/5/2006 | Woods/by pond south of Frankfurt. Either Emerald, or chase/skimmer of some type. It was in reeds about 3m from the bank, not very far from the water surface. |
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