Articles by Allan Brandon
Species Focus - Small Red Damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum)
01 Jul 2026
This pretty damselfly, with its weak flight, is only ~30mm long and some 15% smaller than its more robust cousin the Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula). It is readily distinguished from it by having reddish instead of entirely black legs. Also, the males (see photo) carry no black abdominal markings in comparison to the larger species. Like many coenagrionid damsel species, the fe...
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