Small Red-eyed Damselfly
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Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.
[edit] Appearance
The species is a small damselfly, predominantly black with iridescent blue markings. Its large, spaced eyes are a deep red.
[edit] Colonisation of Britain
The populations of this species in northwest Europe increased in the latter part of the 20th Century and in 1999, the species was recorded in Britain for the first time. It has since increased its range considerably and become an established breeding resident.
The first British record was in Essex on 17 July 1999 and is documented in Dewick and Gerussi (2000).
[edit] References
- Dewick, Stephen and Richard Gerussi (2000) Small Red-eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum (Charpentier) Found Breeding in Essex - The First British Records Atropos No. 9 pp.3-4
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