Azure Damselfly

Coenagrion puella

Common & widespread in Britain & Ireland, except Scotland.

Males have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black.

They have an azure blue abdomen patterned with black markings.

The marking on the second segment of the abdomen is U-shaped, separated from the segment's narrow terminal black band; this distinguishes it from the Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum where the U-shape is joined to the terminal band with a black line.

Females have a head and thorax pattern similar to that of the Male, but with glittering, glossy green replacing the blue colouring.

Flies from April-September.