FLIGHT PERIODS FOR DRAGONFLIES IN IRELAND

Species Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Large Red Damselfly)                            
Ischnura elegans (Blue-tailed Damselfly)                            
Coenagrion pulchellum (Variable Damselfly)                            
Coenagrion puella (Azure Damselfly)                            
Brachytron pratense (Hairy Dragonfly)                            
Ischnura pumilio (Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly)                            
Enallagma cyathigerum (Common Blue Damselfly)                            
Gomphus vulgatissimus (Club-tailed Dragonfly) (flight period in Britain)                            
Libellula depressa (Broad-bodied Chaser) (flight period in Britain)                            
Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser)                            
Calopteryx splendens (Banded Demoiselle)                            
Coenagrion lunulatum (Irish Damselfly)                            
Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser) (flight period in Britain)                            
Orthetrum cancellatum (Black-tailed Skimmer)                            
Anax parthenope (Lesser Emperor) (flight period in Britain)                            
Sympetrum sanguineum (Ruddy Darter)                            
Anax imperator (Emperor) (flight period in Britain)                            
Lestes sponsa (Emerald Damselfly)                            
Lestes dryas (Scarce Emerald Damselfly)                            
Cordulegaster boltonii (Golden-ringed Dragonfly) (flight period in Britain)                            
Aeshna juncea (Common Hawker)                            
Cordulia aenea (Downy Emerald)                            
Orthetrum coerulescens (Keeled Skimmer)                            
Sympetrum striolatum (Common Darter)                            
Sympetrum fonscolombi (Red-veined Darter)                            
Aeshna grandis (Brown Hawker)                            
Aeshna cyanea (Southern Hawker) (flight period in Britain)                            
Somatochlora arctica (Northern Emerald)                            
Sympetrum danae (Black Darter)                            
Aeshna mixta (Migrant Hawker) (flight period in Britain)                            
  Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sept Oct

Nelson, B., Thompson, R. & Morrow, C., 2000 (September 7). [In] DragonflyIreland http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/dragonflyireland/

 
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