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Dragonflies and damselflies

48 species

Common Darter

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
200,125
Scientific name
Sympetrum striolatum

Azure Damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
143,944
Scientific name
Coenagrion puella

Emperor dragonfly

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
93,185
Scientific name
Anax imperator

Southern Hawker

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
88,803
Scientific name
Aeshna cyanea

Migrant Hawker

Peak month
September
Records since 2000
82,033
Scientific name
Aeshna mixta

Four-spotted Chaser

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
79,037
Scientific name
Libellula quadrimaculata

Banded Demoiselle

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
75,531
Scientific name
Calopteryx splendens

Brown Hawker

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
74,127
Scientific name
Aeshna grandis

Emerald Damselfly

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
46,053
Scientific name
Lestes sponsa

Ruddy Darter

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
45,389
Scientific name
Sympetrum sanguineum

Red-eyed Damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
40,953
Scientific name
Erythromma najas

Common Hawker

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
29,798
Scientific name
Aeshna juncea

Black Darter

Peak month
August
Records since 2000
26,741
Scientific name
Sympetrum danae

Hairy Dragonfly

Peak month
May
Records since 2000
20,883
Scientific name
Brachytron pratense

Keeled Skimmer

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
18,845
Scientific name
Orthetrum coerulescens

Scarce Chaser

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
10,319
Scientific name
Libellula fulva

Variable Damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
9,278
Scientific name
Coenagrion pulchellum

Southern Damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
9,257
Scientific name
Coenagrion mercuriale

Norfolk Hawker

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
7,361
Scientific name
Aeshna isoceles

Downy Emerald

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
6,965
Scientific name
Cordulia aenea

Red-veined Darter

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
4,963
Scientific name
Sympetrum fonscolombii

White-faced Darter

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
3,960
Scientific name
Leucorrhinia dubia

Lesser emperor

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
3,235
Scientific name
Anax parthenope

Brilliant Emerald

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,395
Scientific name
Somatochlora metallica

Northern Damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,326
Scientific name
Coenagrion hastulatum

Northern Emerald

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
1,291
Scientific name
Somatochlora arctica

Azure Hawker

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
1,083
Scientific name
Aeshna caerulea

Vagrant emperor

Peak month
October
Records since 2000
602
Scientific name
Anax ephippiger

Dainty Bluet

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
169
Scientific name
Coenagrion scitulum

Irish damselfly

Peak month
June
Records since 2000
115
Scientific name
Coenagrion lunulatum

Broad Scarlet

Peak month
July
Records since 2000
69
Scientific name
Crocothemis erythraea