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The great red damselfly is often the first damselfly to emerge, usually in April or May. Adults can be found until September, according to locality. [4] Immature adults mature in about two weeks. Mating occurs in vegetation. [6] The female during the laying of eggs is accompanied by the male, [6] she immerses into the water only the abdomen ...
Similar to their close relative, the damselfly can be determined by the noticeably large eyes disproportionate to their head, alongside distinct veins on the wings. [ 10 ] Male Xanthocnemis zealandica measure roughly 24-38mm in length, with a wingspan of 15-23mm, whereas the female zealandica tends to be slightly larger, measuring around 28 ...
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The following species have been included in previous lists of Irish dragonflies, but are no longer regarded as having been reliably recorded: Willow emerald damselfly; Small red damselfly; Red-eyed damselfly; Golden-ringed dragonfly
Pyrrhosoma elisabethae Schmidt, 1948 – Greek red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula ( Sulzer , 1776) – large red damselfly Former congeners Pyrrhosoma latiloba Yu, Yang & Bu, 2008 and P. tinctipenne (McLachlan, 1894) are now placed in genus Huosoma Guan, Dumont, Yu, Han & Vierstraete, 2013 .
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In a study of the European common blue damselfly, every adult insect was infected at the height of the flying season. When present in large numbers, these parasites can cause death by blocking the gut. [22] Water mites Hydracarina are often seen on the outside of both nymphs and adults, and can move from one to the other at metamorphosis. [22]
The following is a list of species which have previously been predicted to occur in Britain but have not yet been recorded (see Merritt, Moore & Eversham 1996 [1] pp. 113–114 and Parr 1998, [29] 1999 [30]): subarctic darner (Aeshna subarctica), northern white-faced darter (Leucorrhina rubicunda) and small emerald damselfly (Lestes virens).