Damselfly IDs, please

[vole-woman]

On the banks of the River Roden, north Shropshire:



(Thik this might be a female Beautiful Demoiselle?)

[glsammy]

The first is indeed a Beautiful.
The third is a male Large Red.
Now the second I'm not certain. I've a rough idea but I'll see if anyone else can offer a definite id before I get it completely wrong!

[vole-woman]

It's a bit of a challenging angle, I admit.

[Jason Claxton]

Originally Posted by glsammy

The first is indeed a Beautiful.
The third is a male Large Red.
Now the second I'm not certain. I've a rough idea but I'll see if anyone else can offer a definite id before I get it completely wrong!

I agree with 1 and 3,I'm going to venture a teneral Large Red Damselfly for the second,GLSammy,what do you think?


Cheers Jason.

[vole-woman]

Thanks. Are all these fairly common? I know nothing about damselflies.

[Jason Claxton]

Originally Posted by vole-woman

Thanks. Are all these fairly common? I know nothing about damselflies.

Hi Vole Woman,yes they are fairly common.Beautiful Demoiselle was a bit less common near me ,but keeps increasing ,I'm not certain of the national picture though.

Cheers Jason

[glsammy]

Originally Posted by Jason Claxton

I agree with 1 and 3,I'm going to venture a teneral Large Red Damselfly for the second,GLSammy,what do you think?


Cheers Jason.

I'd agree with that Jason. The broken antehumeral stripe is a good indicator, plus there's a small amount of red on abdomen, at least I think there is!
These are very common, the Large Red is usually the first I see every year, although I've never seen a Beautiful!

[vole-woman]

Thanks, all. Lovely creatures, aren't they?