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Flora & Fauna (media)
Rød Vandnymfe
(Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
Sulzer (1776)
Vandnymfer (Coenagrionidae)
LRDA
24783
Large Red Damsel (gb)
Caballito de Fuego (es)
Röd Flickslända (se)
Synonyms: Large Red Damselfly (gb)
Measurements:
To 33-36mm
Ab 25-30mm
Hw 19-24mm
Flight period:
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Identification:
Males can look like females of form fulvipes. Look for black appendages and more red on the distal segments.
Life stages:
Distribution:
Most of Europe; only southern half of Scandinavian peninsula. Also NW Africa and eastward through Turkey and Russia to the Ural Mountains. In Denmark present in most parts except for Lolland and Falster. Also not on Amager.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
LC in Denmark. LC globally. Not a numerous species but positive trends in all of Scandinavia with increasing distribution.
Comment:
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1230
(1 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago ♂ |
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1231
(1 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago ♂ |
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1232
(1 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago ♂ |
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1233
(2 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago ♀ Form: Typica. |
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800
(3 photos)
2022-06-18 Teglstrup Hegn (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago ♂ Only black lines separating the segments indicates the sex. Only a few seen. |
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1577
(1 photos)
2023-06-07 Valdemarsvik (Östergötland), Sweden Imago ♂ We only saw a few of this species on the trip. |