The Sussex Wildlifer

Sussex Demoiselle Identification Photo Gallery
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Species Name
Location and Date
Comments

Banded Demoiselle, female
Calopteryx splendens
Wickford Bridge, Pulborough Wildbrooks:
16 July 2006		 A distinctive, deligtful creature, which never
fails to enthrall.
Banded Demoiselle, male
Calopteryx splendens
Wickford Bridge, Pulborough Wildbrooks:
16 July 2006		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Wickford Bridge, Pulborough Wildbrooks:
16 July 2006		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
Aston Cantlow, Warw: 19 May 2007		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
Aston Cantlow, Warw: 19 May 2007		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
Parndon Wood, Gt Leighs, Essex:
23 July 2005		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
25 May 2008		 Until now I never knew that this demoiselle was so
incredibly numerous - there were simply hundreds
of them. What a sight!
Banded Demoiseele
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
25 May 2008		 There is nothing like a good meal...
Looks like a mayfly.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
25 May 2008		 See above.
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
24 May 2009		 Note the wing damage. Unfortunately, this makes the
insect fit only for blackbird food!
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
24 May 2009		  
Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
River Ouse
24 May 2009		  
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Abbots Wood, East Sussex: 3 May 2007		 See above comments.
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Abbots Wood, East Sussex: 3 May 2007		 See above.
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Blunts Wood & Paiges Meadows:
19 June 2007		 See above.
Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Bedelands: 11 May 2007		 See above.


Beautiful Demoiselle
Calopteryx virgo
Nymans Woods
9 June 2008		 See above.

 
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