Some IDs and confirmation please

[colincurry]

I took these at Fen Drayton. Some, I am fairly confident about - others I don't have clue despite a troll through my books.

No idea



I have this down as a blue tailed damselfly m



I take this dramatic couple are common blue damselflies







Is this a black tailed skimmer or a broad bodied chaser - or neither



There is also this moth?



Finally, this black damselfly - the nearest I can come to is a dark form female variable dragonfly



Thanks

Colin

[GuyF]

The first damselfly is definitely a Blue-tailed Damselfly, but I think it's a blue-form female. The mating pair are Common Blue Damselflies, the dragonfly is a female Scarce Chaser, the last damselfly is a female Blue-tailed Damselfly and
your moth is actually a butterfly, a male Large Skipper.
It's a nice set of shots
Guy

[colincurry]

Thanks Guy - the plateau like learning curve continues.

Colin

[Hedge Witch]

The spine beneath the last segments of the abdomen is one of the features that suggest the first (Blue-tailed) damselfly is female

[Dogghound]

1. Tabanus sp. Hard to get it to species from this angle possibly T.autumnalis