Large Red Damselfly

Taxobox
name = Large Red Damselfly

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image_width = 300px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
classis = Insecta
ordo = Odonata
subordo = Zygoptera
familia = Coenagrionidae
genus = "Pyrrhosoma"
species = "P. nymphula"
binomial = "Pyrrhosoma nymphula"
binomial_authority = (Sulzer, 1776)The Large Red Damselfly "Pyrrhosoma nymphula" is a European damselfly. It is one of the first damselflies to emerge in the year.

Habitat

It inhabits ponds and dykes, and occasionally slow-moving rivers.

Identification

Females occur in many colour forms, but all have yellow bands around the abdominal segments. They can easily be confused with Small red damselflies.

Behaviour

One of the most common damselflies, the Large Red Damselfly is often the first damselfly to emerge, usually in April or May. They inhabit a variety of waters, and on a summer day the dash of red perfectly complements the blue of Azure and Common Blue Damselflies.

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