Large Red Damselfly

Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pond damselflies (Coenagrionidae)

♂

Large Red Damselflyon RikenMon's Nature.Guide

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Large damselfly with red eyes and red rear end with black markings. The breast is black to dark-copper with yellow or red shoulder bands. The ♂ has a red rear with dark bands at the tail end, the ♀ has variable markings.

Often seen by still ponds with lots of vegetation. Eggs are laid on water plants and fertilized by the male in tandem (where male and female form a circle) and sometimes the ♀ is submerged in the process. 

⇔ l. 33-36 mm

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