Variable Damselfly
Scientific Name:
Coenagrion pulchellum
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Description
In the male, the ante-humeral stripes are usually broken, like two exclamation marks. S2 has a "wine-goblet" shaped marked, usually joined to the inter-segmental line by its stalk
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33mm
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Scattered and uncommon in mainland Britain but widespread and common in Ireland.
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Well-vegetated ditches, canals and ponds. Rarely in flowing water.
Diet:
Well-vegetated ditches, canals and ponds. Rarely in flowing water.
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C. pulchellum