HarassedDad said:Here in Norwich We've had
April 29th Broad bodied chaser*
April 30th Large Red damselfly
May 11th Common Blue damselfly
May 18th Blue tailed damselfly and banded demoiselle
*I didn't get this one this early - it was reported by the park ranger at Whitlingham Gt Broad.
I've attached a snap of a common blue just emerged.
checklg said:As of yesterday Comon Blue and Blue Tailed Damselfly.
Also one I wan't sure about, please see the link below.
http://www.pbase.com/grahamcheckley/image/43864035
Regards,
Graham.
I'm glad you're finding some Anisoptera at the moment Ken. All I've seen over the past couple of days are Common Blue and Blue-tailed Damselflies ||Surreybirder said:The warm weather has encouraged an emergence of broad-bodied chasers. There were at least 10 exuvia among the sedges in our garden pond this a.m. A female was ovipositing yesterday.
Ken
I've still to see common blue. They always seem to emerge later than azure and blue-tailed round here.steve covey said:I'm glad you're finding some Anisoptera at the moment Ken. All I've seen over the past couple of days are Common Blue and Blue-tailed Damselflies ||
Compensation though, in the form of a new species of Hoverfly. A damp woodland specialist, Xylota segnis.
Cheers,
Steve.
Surreybirder said:At the moment there are three broad-bodied chasers only inches apart in the sedges in our pond. I think they have got problems as they don't seem to be moving. It's possible that they timed their emergence badly and got caught in a deluge--any other theories?
Also, in the same clump of sedges I found a larger exuvia. I'm guessing that it might be an emperor??? (the scale shows cms, not inches!)
Ken
Well I know Harry isn't commiting himself, but I'm happy to call that an Emperor.Surreybirder said:At the moment there are three broad-bodied chasers only inches apart in the sedges in our pond. I think they have got problems as they don't seem to be moving. It's possible that they timed their emergence badly and got caught in a deluge--any other theories?
Also, in the same clump of sedges I found a larger exuvia. I'm guessing that it might be an emperor??? (the scale shows cms, not inches!)
Ken
I cannot think what else it could be... knowing what dragonflies I've seen round here in previous years. It's surely far too early for southern hawker or brown hawker, our other common Aeshnae.Angus T said:Well I know Harry is commiting himself, but I'm happy to call that an Emperor.
I'm looking at one in my hand for comparison. The head shape in emperor larvae is distinctive.