Downy Emerald dragonfly

Cordulia aenea is a relatively new arrival on the Trap Grounds. Nicola Devine spotted one in May 2019 and managed to get this close-up photo on 8 June 2021. On the same day she saw four Hairy Hawkers, a Four-Spotted Chaser, a Banded Demoiselle, and hundreds of Azure Blues. There are 33 known species of dragonfly and damselfly in Oxfordshire, and 22 of them have been seen on the Trap Grounds in recent years.

Downy Emerald dragonfly, Trap Grounds 8 June 2021 (N. Devine)

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