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Biodiversity on the Dundreggan Estate

Dragonflies recorded on Dundreggan

This list has been compiled from the species recorded by Jonathan Willet in 2010 and by Adam Garside in 2007, along with the observations of Jane Bowman and Trees for Life staff. The species are listed in alphabetical order, by genus.


  
Aeshna caerulea Azure hawker
Aeshna juncea Common hawker
  
Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed dragonfly
  
Enallagma cyathigerum Common blue damselfly
  
Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed damselfly
  
Lestes sponsa Emerald damselfly
Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted chaser
  
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large red damselfly
   
Somatochlora arctica Northern emerald
Sympetrum danaeBlack darter
Sympetrum nigrescens Highland darter
Sympetrum striolatum Common darter
  

Total no of species: 12

 



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Mating blue aeshnas

Azure hawker dragonflies (Aeshna caerulea) mating on Dundreggan.
Photo by Jane Bowman.
 

Common hawker

Common hawker dragonfly (Aeshna juncea) on a ragwort plant (Senecio jacobaea) on Dundreggan.
 

Mating golden-ringed dragonflies

Golden-ringed dragonflies (Cordulegaster boltonii) mating on Dundreggan.
Photo by Jane Bowman.
 

Mating blue damselfies

Common blue damselflies (Enallagma cyathigerum) mating on Dundreggan.
Photo by Jane Bowman.
 

Blue-tailed damselfly

Blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) on Dundreggan.
Photo by Jane Bowman.
 

Four spotted chaser

Newly-emerged four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Dundreggan.
Photo by Jane Bowman.
 

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