Dragonflies & Damselflies
There are 32 species on the Irish dragonfly list, which includes 22 resident species.
Azure Bluet (Coenagrion puella)
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo)
Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) - male
Black Darter (Sympetrum danae) - female
Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) - Female
Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) - Male
Blue Emperor (Anax imperator) in Flight
Blue Emperor (Anax imperator)
Brown/Amber-winged Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
Common Bluet/Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - female
Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum) - male
Irish Damselfly (Crescent Bluet) Coenagrion lunulatum
Irish Damselfly (Crescent Bluet) Coenagrion lunulatum
Emerald Damselfly - Female (Lestes sponsa)
Emerald Damselfly (Lestes sponsa)
Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope)
Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)
Keeled Skimmer (Orthetrum coerulescens)
Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
Migrant/Autumn Hawker (Aeshna mixta) in Flight
Migrant/Autumn Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Moorland Hawker - Female (Aeshna juncea)
Moorland Hawker in Flight (Aeshna juncea)
Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica)
Red-veinedDarter
Ruddy Darter - Female (Sympetrum sanguineum)
Ruddy Darter - Male (Sympetrum sanguineum)
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly/Small Bluetip (Ischnura pumilio)
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly/Small Bluetip (Ischnura pumilio)
Spring/Hairy Hawker (Brachytron pratense)
