Tegelröd ängstrollslända - Sympetrum vulgatum - Vagrant Darter

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Tegelröd ängstrollslända - Sympetrum vulgatum - Vagrant Darter

© NF Photo 140731, Hjälstaviken

A couple I found at Hjälstaviken a month ago.

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Blågrön mosaikslända - Aeshna cyanea - Southern Hawker or Blue Darner

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Blågrön mosaikslända - Aeshna cyanea - Southern Hawker or Blue Darner

© NF Photo 140806, Krämbolsskogen

This is strange in a way as, at that particular place, 2 years in a row I ahve only seen oen female. No male. The female seem to lay hundred of eggs but there is only one adult I see. This is  a very small waterhole in the forest. Because of her coloring you can only see her when she moves.

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Brun mosaikslända, hona- Aeshna grandis - Brown hawker

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Brun mosaikslända, hona- Aeshna grandis - Brown hawker

© NF Photo 140715 , Boda Kvarn

I finally have both sexes.  The male is HERE 

The color on this one confused me a lot even if I know both sexes most often had different colors.
I got help from a group on FB to ID her: Trollsländor. This is a Swedish group but there might be english a well. Who knows?  A great place to get ID help. Just wanted to mention it.

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Röd flickslända - Pyrrhosoma nymphula - Large Red Damselfly

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Röd flickslända - Pyrrhosoma nymphula - Large Red Damselfly

© NF Photo 140610, CU-parken

Linking up with Orange Friday 

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Månflickslända - Coenagrion lunulatum - Irish Damselfly or Crescent Bluet

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Irish Damselflies in copulatory "wheel".

  

Månflickslända - Coenagrion lunulatum - Irish Damselfly or Crescent Bluet

© NF Photo 140606 Luvsjön

Irish Damselfly.  So nice to see them again

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NOTE! Acc to a person on FB this is a "Mörk lyrflickslända - Coenagrion pulchellum.  Bland annat delad skulderlinje och sidostreck på bakkroppen på S3-S5."
LOL and it became a new species for me. :)

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Finally they are awake

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 Guldtrollslända - Cordulia aenea - Downy Emerald

Flickslända - Damselfly

© NF Photo 140517

Flicksländor och jungfrusländor (Zygoptera)

Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera)

Spring started early this year but the dragonflies woke up late. Maybe becauce of cold nights and then some rainy days.  But now they are finally here. The images of the damselfly is the same one but I don´t dare to be more specific about the species.
 

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