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This page features galleries of British Dragonfly and Damselfly species arranged in alphabetical order.

Below are links to these galleries arranged in systematic order and grouped into families.

Damselflies : Zygoptera

Demoiselles : Calopterygidae
Banded Demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

Emerald damselflies : Lestidae
Emerald Damselfly - Lestes sponsa

White-legged damselflies : Platycnemididae
White-legged Damselfly - Platycnemis pennipes

Red damselflies & blue damselflies : Coenagrionidae
Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella
Variable Damselfly - Coenagrion pulchellum
Common Blue Damselfly - Enallagma cyathigerum
Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans
Red-eyed Damselfly - Erythromma najas

Dragonflies : Anisoptera

Hawker dragonflies : Aeshnidae
Hairy Dragonfly - Brachytron pratense
Common Hawker - Aeshna juncea
Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta
Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea

Chaser, skimmer and darter dragonflies : Libellulidae
Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata
Broad-bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa
Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum
Black Darter - Sympetrum danae