Small Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma viridulum

© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com


© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com


© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com

Steve Dudley took all of these images near the Boathouse pub in Longthorpe. It's great to know that these have arrived, and if the evidence of surrounding counties is anything to go by, they're probably here to stay!

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum

Male at Star Pit Peterborough on 5.9.06

Female seen on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey today 30.9.06



Male at Ferry Meadows on 3.9.06

Immature male seen at Star Pit Peterborough on 5.9.06


Old female seen at Star Pit Peterborough on 5.9.06


Pair in 'tandem' at Etton pits on 5.9.06

Exuvia photographed by Kevin du Rose on 5.9.06 at Etton pits. Compare with Red Veined Darter.

Scarce Chaser - libellula fulva

Photographed by Kevin du Rose at Woodwalton Fen reserve on 13.06.05. Nice one Kevin!

Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta

Close up of eye and thorax of male that turned up in my Whittlesey garden on 10.9.06

This male was in my Whittlesey garden on 8.9.06




A tatty bodied mature female taken in my Whittlesey garden on 1.9.06



The above image of mature male taken in my Whittlesey garden on 5.08.06


This pair in the mating wheel were at King's Dyke nature reserve on 16.08.06.


©Katie Bogbumper
This nice head-on shot was taken by Katie at the Serpentine pit complex near Peterborough in September 2004.



Both the above images of a female were taken by Winnie at Hinchingbrooke Country Park on 8th September 2006.

Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea

©Katie Bogbumper
This beautiful female was photographed by Katie in August 2005.

• © Brian Stone

This male was photographed by Brian on 1.8.05

Brown Hawker - Aeshna grandis

This male was photographed by Kevin du Rose at Tanholt pits on 7.08.05

Lesser Emperor - Anax parthenope

First spotted by Brian the Natural Stone while on a hunt with Kevin du Rose, Kevin managed to get this pic at Etton Pits on 23.07.06 - Well done Kevin!

Emperor Dragonfly - Anax imperator

Kevin du Rose found and photographed this female ovipositing at Etton Pits on 23.07.06

Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata

• © Brian Stone

This beautiful teneral male was photographed by Brian in May '04

Broad-bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa

©Katie Bogbumper

©Katie Bogbumper

These pictures of a male were taken at Castor Hanglands in May 2004

Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum

© Roy Norris

The above two photos were taken by Roy Norris at Ferry Meadows on the 19th of June 07. The upper shows a partially mature male and the lower a fully mature male. So with Brian's photo below we have an indication of the range of colouring in just the one sex of this species.

• © Brian Stone

This immature male was photographed by Brian on 17.6.05

Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum

© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com

© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com
This handsome male was taken by Steve on 6.7.06


Female of glorious colour which is an extremely unusual form. The extensive suffusion of yellow in the wings is rarely seen. I photographed this in the Turves - Wype Doles area on 25.08.06




The above mature male was taken on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey on 25.08.06

This pair in mating wheel were at King's Dyke nature reserve on 7.08.06


Sad end to a male seen today on Blackbush Drove 30.9.06

Red-veined Darter - Sympetrum fonscolombii

• © Will Bowell

Will took this superb photo of an immature male at Maxey pits on 13.9.06


© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com
© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com
Both the above photos by Steve were taken on 6.7.06.


Kevin du Rose found this immature male (along with others) at Etton pits on 3.9.06


Kevin du Rose photographed this exuvia on 5.9.06 at Etton pits. This is something that really is hot news!

Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

©Katie Bogbumper
©Katie Bogbumper
Female of the species - super shots by Katie!


©Katie Bogbumper
©Katie Bogbumper

Male taken on the same day - 20th June 2004 - at Houghton Mill

Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa

This mature male was on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey on 25.08.06

White-legged Damselfly - Platycnemis pennipes

• © Brian Stone

These two pairs ovipositing together tempt me to ask for a caption, but perhaps better not! They were photographed by Brian on 10.7.05

Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula

• © Brian Stone

This very nice male was photographed by Brian on 7.6.05






Immature male. Notice the yellow antehumeral stripes before their change to red. Photographed in my Whittlesey garden on 22.5.07

Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella

• © Brian Stone

Brian took this pair in the mating wheel on 8.6.05

Variable Damselfly - Coenagrion pulchellum

• © Brian Stone

This male was photographed by Brian on 1.6.04

Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyiathigerum

I photographed the above mature male on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey on 25.08.06. Notice the absence of the middle, or handle part of the club shaped mark on segment 2, making this a rare aberrant colour form.



Male enjoying a meal on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey 30.9.06

Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans

This is a very interesting damselfly. Although common it has several colour forms that are well worth looking out for. I particularly like the female rufescens form, an example by Brian Stone is illustrated in the examples below.

Male near pit on Blackbush Drove out of Whittlesey on 23.8.06

• © Brian Stone
• This is an immature male which was photographed by Brian on 16.6.04

• © Brian Stone
• This is the very beautiful red female form called rufescans which was photographed by Brian on 1.6.04
  

• © Brian Stone
• This super shot of a pair in the mating wheel was taken by Brian on 12.6.05.

Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma najas

© Steve Dudley /toadsnatcher.blogspot.com Taken 6.7.06



Immature male seen at Eldernell car park on 28.5.06. Note the lack of antehumeral stripes

Hairy Dragonfly - Brachytron pratense

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