[New post] In search of the Small Red-eyed damselfly.

Pete posted: " Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. I know of one local site for them: the moat at Eltham Palace. Last week I was doing some butterfly recording on the grounds and having found a female Emperor dragonfly l" Pete's Favourite Things In search of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. Pete Jul 6 Early July sees the emergence of the Small Red-eyed damselfly. I know of one local site for them: the moat at Eltham Palace. Last week I was doing some butterfly recording on the grounds and having found a female Emperor dragonfly laying eggs in the small pond in the Rose Garden, I went to check out the moat. To my surprise, as it was still only June, I found 3 damselflies on the lilies on the moat. I was sure that they were Small-red eyed as I have never recorded the similar Red-eyed damselfly here before, but separating Small Red-eyed from Red-eyed is difficult, it can be done with binoculars, but really you need photos to be sure and I didn't have my camera with a telephoto lens. So I went back this week armed with a camera to get my record shots. The diagnostic difference is that little black x mark on the final segment. In the red-eyed damselfly, this is all blue. Some good butterflies around as well and my first Ringlets of the year along with Meadow Brown and Red Admiral. Ringlet Ringlet Ringlet Comment Like You can also reply to this email to leave a comment. Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Pete's Favourite Things. Change your email settings at manage subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://petesfavouritethings.blog/2023/07/06/in-search-of-the-small-red-eyed-damselfly/

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