Small Red Damselfly

Found in shallow pools, seepages and streams in heathland bog.

Rare. Restricted to heathlands in southern England and west Wales.

The only other red damselfly in the UK is the Large Red Damselfly. The Large Red has black legs and pterostigma and the male never has an entirely red abdomen.

• Both sexes have reddish legs and eyes
• One of our smallest damselflies, this is one of only two red damselfly species in the UK. The male has an all red abdomen. The female exists in several colour forms varying in the amount of red and black on the abdomen Both sexes have a bronze-black thorax and red legs and pterostigma.
• Found in shallow pools, seepages and streams in heathland bog in southern England and west Wales.
• Length: 31mm
• Jun – August