Coenagrions from Estonia (1 Viewer)

[creedence]

From Aardla Polder, Estonia 22 May

I think these are all C pulchellum

I'm interested to know what you think of them!

 

[pdwinter]

In the 2nd pic the pronotum and rear edge of the post-ocular spots look fine to me for female C pulchellum.

 

[creedence]

In the 2nd pic the pronotum and rear edge of the post-ocular spots look fine to me for female C pulchellum.

Thanks again Paul. I’ve never used this damselfly ID feature in the field in fact I’ve hardly used it anywhere at all. In photos however it can be seen quite well and I must pay more attention to it.

 

[pdwinter]

Thanks again Paul. I’ve never used this damselfly ID feature in the field in fact I’ve hardly used it anywhere at all. In photos however it can be seen quite well and I must pay more attention to it.

I guess it depends how many Coenagrion species you have in the area where you go looking. Until recently the only species I saw locally was puella so I could pretty much assume that any female Coenagrion was a puella. Then we found a population of mercuriale so now I have to check the pronotum and bar between the post-ocular spots.
I suspect Estonia has more choices!