Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female
Pyrrhosoma nymphula (female, forma typica)
English name:Large Red Damselfly
Dutch name:Vuurjuffer
Photo taken near Luyksgestel (NL), spring 2002

Note: Looks a little like Ceriagrion tenellum, but is larger and has black legs. Pyrrhosoma nympula is one of the first damselflies to fly in spring.

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© 2005 by Antoine van der Heijden