More Damselfly I.D'S please

[Keith Talbot]

thanks to all that helped me last time,now ive got somemore

im really getting into the dragon and damsels at the mo

1

2

3

4

5

some are obviously blue tailed but there are scarce in the area?

thanks in advance

[harasseddad]

1 is southern
2,4 and 5 are blue tailed.
3 might be scarce blue-tailed, but it's not a species I know, and the books aren't handy. looks good from memory.

[JRsbugs]

#3 I think is Ischnura elegans- Blue-tailed Damselfly form infuscans-obsoleta.

Janet

[Wild-Woman]

Originally Posted by JRsbugs

#3 I think is Ischnura elegans- Blue-tailed Damselfly form infuscans-obsoleta.

Janet

I'd agree. Also, I was looking at the pterostigma which is elongate in I.elegans, in I.pumilio it is more rounded.

[RoyW]

I agree with the IDs above. (Maturing male Southern + various forms of I. elegans).

If you think you might have a female Scarce Blue-tails, I. pumilio, one feature that will quickly help you eliminate the possibility is the fact that the dorsal side of the 8th abdomen section is always dark in that species. All of your photos show individuals with a pale blue 8th segment which means that they can only be 'Common' Blue-tails. Remember that some of the mature forms of female I. elegans also lack the tell tale blue top to this segment though! Males should be easier because the 8th segment is only half blue, as is half of segment 9 - so the 'blue tail' is nearer to the tip of the abdomen.

Roy.

[Keith Talbot]

thanks once again for everyones help,