Coenagrionidae

Coenagrion

walwyn Wed, 04/22/2009 - 22:14

 

A large and diverse genus of Damselflies.

 

 

Coenagrion puella

walwyn Wed, 04/22/2009 - 22:18

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Coenagrion
Species: C. puella

Coenagrionidae

walwyn Tue, 04/21/2009 - 23:54

A family of Damselfiles with 40 genra. The family is known as the Narrow winged Damselflies.

 

 

Colour forms of Ischnura elegans

Female Ischnura elegans have a number of colour forms. They start life with either a reddish-pink (rufescens) or with a violet (violacea) thorax.

 

Enallagma

walwyn Tue, 05/12/2009 - 01:16

 

 

Typical blue damselflies. The males are distinctively marked black and blue, whilst the females are either blue or brown.

 

 

 

Enallagma cyathigerum

walwyn Tue, 05/12/2009 - 01:21

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Enallagma
Species: E. cyathigerum
Common name: Common Blue Damselfly
Flight period: April - October

Erythromma

walwyn Mon, 06/15/2009 - 22:11

These damselflies tend to stay away from the water's edge, preferring to perch on floating vegitation. They are strong fliers and move in a direct line.

Erythromma najas

walwyn Mon, 06/15/2009 - 22:16

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Erythromma
Species: E. najas

Ischnura

walwyn Sun, 05/10/2009 - 22:42

A genus of damselfly easily recognized by a blue marking at the end of their abdomen. The pterostigma on the forewing of the males are usually bi-coloured.

 

Ischnura elegans

walwyn Sun, 05/10/2009 - 22:48

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Coenagrionidae
Genus: Ischnura
Species: I. elegans
Common name: Blue-tailed Damselfly
Flight period: April - September

 

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