Large Red Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)

Male Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Photo © David Kitching 2003

Female Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Photo © David Kitching 2004

Female Pyrrhosoma nymphula f.melanotum Photo © David Kitching 2006


Distribution map for Large Red Damselfly
Large dot = Proven breeding,
Medium dot = Probable breeding,
Small dot = Possible breeding
Open rectangle = Pre 1980 records only
Red dots show tetrads in which species has only been recorded since 1991 or where breeding status has been raised since 1991.

Flight period


Male Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Photo © David Kitching 2003


Female Pyrrhosoma nymphula. Photo © David Kitching 2007

© David Kitching 2016

Last update 2.1.2016