What kind of habitat does each species prefer? Some are restricted to very specific habitats while others can live in a wide variety. The upper table here defines the Habitats and the second table lists Species, one per row, with a tick against each habitat in which it is likely to be found.
Habitat Definitions
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Pond |
River |
Stream |
Canal |
Ditch |
Bog |
Flush |
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Blue-tailed Damselfly | ![]() |
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Common Blue Damselfly | ![]() |
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Dainty Damselfly | ![]() |
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Emerald Damselfly | ![]() |
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Irish Damselfly | ![]() |
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Large Red Damselfly | ![]() |
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Northern Damselfly | ![]() |
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Red-eyed Damselfly | ![]() |
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Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly | ![]() |
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Scarce Emerald Damselfly | ![]() |
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Small Red-eyed Damselfly | ![]() |
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Small Red Damselfly | ![]() |
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Southern Damselfly | ![]() |
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Variable Damselfly | ![]() |
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White-legged Damselfly | ![]() |
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Willow Emerald Damselfly | ![]() |
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Species |
Lake |
Pond |
River |
Stream |
Canal |
Ditch |
Bog |
Flush |
Dragonflies | ||||||||
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Black Darter | ![]() |
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Black-tailed Skimmer | ![]() |
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Brilliant Emerald | ![]() |
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Broad-bodied Chaser | ![]() |
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Brown Hawker | ![]() |
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Common Clubtail | ![]() |
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Common Darter | ![]() |
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Common Hawker | ![]() |
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Downy Emerald | ![]() |
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Emperor Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Golden-ringed Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Hairy Dragonfly | ![]() |
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Keeled Skimmer | ![]() |
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Lesser Emperor | ![]() |
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Migrant Hawker | ![]() |
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Norfolk Hawker | ![]() |
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Northern Emerald | ![]() |
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Red-veined Darter | ![]() |
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Ruddy Darter | ![]() |
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Scarce Chaser | ![]() |
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Southern Hawker | ![]() |
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Southern Migrant Hawker | ![]() |
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Vagrant Emperor | ![]() |
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White-faced Darter | ![]() |
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Yellow-winged Darter | ![]() |
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Species |
Lake |
Pond |
River |
Stream |
Canal |
Ditch |
Bog |
Flush |
Title images: River by barnyz, flickr