So far this spring, Nicola Devine has photographed seven varieties of odonata on the Trap Grounds -- damselflies: the Large Red, the Blue-Tailed, the Azure, and a rare female blue form of the Azure; and dragonflies: the Hairy, the Broad-Bodied Chaser, and the Downy Emerald. Her photo of the Downy Emerald (see below) is the first-ever record on the Trap Grounds, bringing our confirmed total of odonata to 21 (out of 33 known species in Oxfordshire).
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Azure damselflies mating (21 May 2020, Nicola Devine)
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Hairy Dragonfly (male), 14 May 2020 (Nicola Devine)
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Broad-bodied Chaser (female), 20 May 2020 (Nicola Devine)
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Downy Emerald dragonfly (23 May 2020, Nicola Devine) |
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Large Red damselfly, 20 April 2020 (Nicola Devine)
Blue-tailed damselfly (violacea form), 17 May 2020 (Nicola Devine)
Azure damselfly (female blue form) (Nicola Devine, 17 May 2020)
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