Southern damselfly  (Coenagrion mercuriale)

Facts

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Odonata
Family Coenagrionidae
Genus Coenagrion (1)
Size Body length: 2.3- 2.6 cm (5)
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Status

Classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List 2006 (2), and Rare under the GB Red Data Book. Listed under Appendix II of the EC Habitats Directive and Annex II of the Berne Convention (4).