Heliocypha biforata common widespread all the year
Aristocypha species
Libellago lineata
Libellago lineata in flight
Orolestes octomaculata widespread but uncommon May- November
Lestes elata (Lestidae) widespread
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| Chlorocyphidae | Heliocypha | Libellago | Aristocypha | Ischnura | Rhinocypha |
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Heliocypha biforata common widespread all the year |
Heliocypha biforata common and widespread all the year | Heliocypha perforata male | |
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| Beauty and the beast Heliocypha perforata male | |||
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| Aristocypha fenestrella Widespread species all year | Aristocypha fenestrella female | Aristocypha fenestrella widespread species | |
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| Aristocypha fenestrella again | |||
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Libellago lineata in flight |
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| Rhinocypha arguta - rare montane species | Rhinocypha arguta again | ||
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| Prodasineura autumnalis in spite of its name, common all year | Prodasineura autumnalis pair | ||
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Orolestes octomaculata widespread but uncommon May- November |
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| Megalestes kurahashii female | Megalestes kurahashii male | Megalestes kurahashii | |
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| A damselfly too busy eating a moth to notice my camera | |||
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| a prize for anyone who can identify the damselfly | Aristocypha fenestrella, teneral female | ||
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Many thanks to Matti Hamalainen for supplying and checking the id's and to Rory Dow for spotting some of my mistakes