A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
A nature conservation blog about the fauna and flora of Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Lower Stour Valley, Worcestershire, England.
Wiki says
The males have a dark, metallic shining body, the color of which can be red-violet, golden or copper-colored. On the underside of the last three abdominal segments there red area, the so-called “red lantern” (hence the Latin species name haemorrhoidalis, meaning “blood flow”).
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I’ve got the same problem with damsel’s, bit it will
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…not help you.
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Hopefully, someone will confirm it’s the wrong identification.
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Whatever I learn this year, I forget next year.
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Wiki says
The males have a dark, metallic shining body, the color of which can be red-violet, golden or copper-colored. On the underside of the last three abdominal segments there red area, the so-called “red lantern” (hence the Latin species name haemorrhoidalis, meaning “blood flow”).
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I’m hoping someone will identify it, Geo.
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