Male. Taken at Otmoor, Oxon on April 30th 2011. Click image for larger version.
(1/320th sec at F11. Approx 3x life size.)
Male. Taken at Thrupp Lake, Oxon on July 14th 2011.
(1/160th sec at F10. Approx 3x life size.)

© David Hastings

Description

Wing span: 38 - 48 mm; body length: 30 - 36 mm
 
A robust looking damselfly with a dark greyish abdomen and a blue tail in the male. The eyes of the male are deep red and the thorax in both sexes is bronze black on top. The female has short, yellowish ante-humeral lines.
 
Prefers calm or standing richly vegetated waters such as ponds, ditches and canals. Adults are on the wing from May to August, with a peak in June.

Sightings

04-Sep-2011	:	Radley Lakes, Oxon (20+)
14-Jul-2011	:	Thrupp Lake, Oxon (4)
30-Apr-2011	:	Otmoor, Oxon (1)
25-Jun-2010	:	The Brenne, France
22-Jun-2010	:	Bullfield Lake, Oxon
31-May-2009	:	Otmoor, Oxon