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Beautiful Demoiselle
 | The photos in this section are shown in the order which corresponds with the report headed 'Dragonflies of the Southampton Area' by Phil Budd & Andy Collins.
Photos by Peter Burford
These photos were taken in the New Forest at Burley Lawn and show the male on the left & female on the right. They prefer fast-flowing, clear streams. |
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Banded Demoiselle
 | | Found beside slow-moving, mud-bottomed streams. Photos Titchfield Haven, 30 July 2003. |
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Emerald Damselfly
 | | This male was taken at Cadnam Common in the New Forest on 20 June 2003. |
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Large Red Damselfly
 | | This male was filmed in Greatdown Park, Bursledon on 9 June 2000. |
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Small Red Damselfly
 | | This is found in wet heathland and bogs & is restricted to Southern England. These photos taken in the New Forest at Holmsley 0n 29 June 2003. |
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Southern Damselfly
 | | This is becoming a scarce species. The photos were taken at Holmsley in the New Forest on 29 June 2003. |
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Azure Blue Damselfly
 | | Found in many areas, but prefers small, sheltered ponds. These photos were taken at Greatdown Park, Bursledon on 11 May 2001. |
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Common Blue Damselfly
 | | Widespread and common. These photos were taken in Swanwick Nature Reserve on 19 June 2001. |
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Blue-tailed Damselfly
 | | Photo: Burley Lawn in the New Forest, 23 June 2000 |
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Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
 | | This insect does not appear in Phil & Andy's report, but was identified in the Hamble area last year. Photo 10 August 2002. |
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Blue-tailed Vs Scarce Blue-tailed Damselflies
 | | The diagnostic characteristic is the amount, and position, of the blue on the tail. The common is on the left, and the scarce on the right. |
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Red-eyed Damselfly
 | | This male was photographed at Swanwick N.R. on 19 June 2001. |
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Hairy Dragonfly
 | | This male was filmed at Titchfield Haven on 20 May 2002. |
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Migrant Hawker Dragonfly
 | | Photo: Farlington Marshes 14 September 2000. |
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Southern Hawker Dragonfly
 | | These photos were taken in my garden in Bursledon on 29 July 2000. |
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Emperor Dragonfly
 | | Photos: Swanwick N.R. on 19 June 2001. |
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Golden Ringed Dragonfly
 | | Also taken at Swanwick on 19 June 2001. |
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Four-spot Chaser Dragonfly
 | | This photo was taken at Titchfield Haven on 27 May 2000. There is no obviously visible difference between the sexes. |
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Broad-bodied Chaser Dragonfly
 | | Photos: Burley Lawn in the New Forest, 18 June 2000. |
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Black-tailed Skimmer Dragonfly
 | | I only have a photo of the female, taken at Pig Bush in the New Forest on 28 July 2000. |
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Keeled Skimmer Dragonfly
 | | Photo: Burley Lawn in the New Forest on 18 June 2000, again! This is a good site for a number of different dragonflies and damselflies! |
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Common Darter Dragonfly
 | | Photo: Shatterford (by Beaulieu Road Station) in the New Forest, 12 September 2001. |
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Ruddy Darter Dragonfly
 | | Photo: Swanwick N.R., 10 September 2000. Another very good site! |
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Black Darter Dragonfly.
 | | Photo: Shatterford in the New Forest on 4 October 2002. |
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