ID needed for Dragons and Damsels please

[cherrybee]

Can someone ID these please

[Naturenutz]

Ill have a go at these but wait for the experts to be certain cherrybee.

1. Female common blue damselfly
2. Female common darter
3. Large red damselfly

Like i said,wait for the experts though cherrybee

[Dogghound]

1. Common Blue Damselfly (Female)
2. Keeled Skimmer (Female)
3. Large Red Damselfly

[Hedge Witch]

I agree with Dogghound.

Female Common Blue drab form (as my book calls it )
Female Keeled Skimmer
I think the Large Red is a teneral female.

[RoyW]

Dogghound and Hedge Witch are correct - with all three photos showing females. Keeled skimmers can look like darters when they first emerge, but the pattern of black on the abdomen is different (the most obvious black markings on all darters are two spots at the end of the abdomen).

From the Gallery;


Roy.

[Naturenutz]

Thanks for pointing that difference out roy, at least i got the common blue right , thanks to your previous posts . Ill be more carefull next time .

[cherrybee]

Thanks everyone