Southern damselfly  (Coenagrion mercuriale)

Authentication

Information authenticated by the Environment Agency:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/

Glossary

Calcareous: Containing free calcium carbonate, chalky.
Larvae: Stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
Ovipositor: Egg-laying organ in female insects consisting of outgrowths of the abdomen (the hind region of the body in insects). The stinging organ and poison sac of worker bees and non-reproductive female wasps is a modified ovipositor.

References

  1. UNEP-WCMC (November, 2001)
    http://quin.unep-wcmc.org/
  2. IUCN Red List (May, 2006)
    http://www.redlist.org/
  3. British Dragonfly Society (November, 2001)
    http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/index.htm
  4. UK BAP Species Action Plan (November, 2001)
    http://www.ukbap.org.uk/
  5. Purse, B. and Sykes, T. (2002) Conservation of the southern damselfly in Britain. Environment Agency, UK.
  6. D'Aguilar, J., Dommanget, J. and Prechac, R. (1985) A field guide to the dragonflies of Britain, Europe and North Africa. Collins, London.
  7. McGeeny, A. (1986) A complete guide to British dragonflies. Jonathan Cape Ltd, London.
  8. Mill, P. (2002) Pers. Comm.
  9. Allaby, M. (1993) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Zoology. Oxford University Press, Oxford.