Black And Blue Dragonfly Uk Golden brown abdomen with paler spots on the sides.

Black and blue dragonfly uk Yellow ochre with black markings.

Black and blue dragonfly uk. Black and either blue or dull green with a thistle shaped mark on segment 2 below the wing base. Our largest and brightest dragonfly its thorax is apple green and the tail a blue male or green female with black linear marks. It is black with a pale blue thorax and bar across its tail tip while its pterostigma lone wing tip spot is two coloured on front wings. If you have a photo of the dragonfly this will help us.

To identify the small blue damselflies of which there are seven species in the uk it helps to concentrate on the pattern on the second segment of the males abdomen just behind the thorax. Remaining number with state abdomen color pale blue 3 dark blue to black 1 white 1 cerci color black 3 white 1 wing pattern clear 3 base and outer 1 2 brown 2. Blue abdomen with yellow spots on the side. The name little blue dragonle pretty much tells the story.

Click on an image to enlarge it. Black with some yellow markings. Very broad fat dragonfly. Dragonflies are insects in the sub order anisoptera meaning unequal winged.

Both species show white cerci. The male common blue damselfly is pale blue with bands of black along the body. This small heathland and moorland species is the only black dragonfly males that can be found in the uk. One of the most common damselflies in the uk.

Characteristics of true dragonflies. Female and immature males. Small length to 31mm narrow fragile and delicate this flies secretively through waterside vegetation. Contact one of our experts but be aware that we are only volunteers and time taken on id is time we can t spend conserving dragonflies.

There are three amberwing species in the united states. The term dragonflies is sometimes used for the whole scientific order odonata that also includes the sub order zygoptera damselflies. Blue and black with a mushroom button shaped mark on segment 2 below the wing base.