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Goblet marked damselfly

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Coenagrionidae

Scientific name
  
Erythromma lindenii

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Odonata

Genus
  
Erythromma

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Erythromma, Small red‑eyed damselfly, Dainty damselfly, Small red damselfly, Scarce blue‑tailed damselfly

Kanaaljuffers erythromma lindenii blue eye goblet marked damselfly helmond 29 07 2013


The goblet-marked damselfly (Erythromma lindenii) is a medium-sized blue-and-black (or green-and-black) damselfly in the pond damselfly family (Coenagrionidae). It's a fairly common species in the South and West of Europe but is not found in the British Isles, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Erythromma lindenii was previously known as Coenagrion lindenii and Cercion lindenii. The goblet-marked damselfly is also known as the blue-eye. It's an easily recognized species, with its wide antehumeral stripes, narrow postocular spots, the male's very bright-blue eyes. He has very long and curved appendages, and the spear-shaped marks on S3-S6 of his abdomen.

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It can also be found in Asia: Russian Federation and it is also found in Africa.

Kanaaljuffers erythromma lindenii blue eye goblet marked damselfly helmond 19 07 2013


Subspecies

Erythromma lindenii has three subspecies. The following are the subspecies.

  • Erythromma lindenii lacustre (Beutler, 1985)
  • Erythromma lindenii lindenii (Selys, 1840)
  • Erythromma lindenii zernyi (Schmidt, 1938)
  • References

    Goblet-marked damselfly Wikipedia