DRAFT Irish Dragonflies & Damselflies

30 Dragonfly and Damselfly species occur in Ireland with an additional 3 species known only from historical records. There are 14 resident dragonfly species, 11 resident damselfly species and 5 vagrant species.

Dragonflies

Common name	Species name
Golden-ringed Dragonfly	Cordulegaster boltonii
Hairy Dragonfly	Brachytron pratense
Common Hawker	Aeshna juncea
Brown Hawker	Aeshna grandis
Migrant Hawker	Aeshna mixta
Emperor Dragonfly	Anax imperator
Downy Emerald	Cordulia aenea
Northern Emerald	Somatochlora arctica
Four-spotted Chaser	Libellula quadrimaculata
Keeled Skimmer	Orthetrum coerulescens
Black-tailed Skimmer	Orthetrum cancellatum
Common Darter	Sympetrum striolatum
Ruddy Darter	Sympetrum sanguineum
Black Darter	Sympetrum danae

Damselflies

Common name	Species name
Beautiful Demoiselle	Calopteryx virgo
Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx splendens
Emerald Damselfly	Lestes sponsa
Scarce Emerald Damselfly	Lestes dryas
Large Red Damselfly	Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura pumilio
Common Blue Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum
Variable Damselfly	Coenagrion pulchellum
Azure Damselfly	Coenagrion puella
Irish Damselfly	Coenagrion lunulatum

Vagrant Dragonflies

Common name	Species name
Lesser Emperor	Anax parthenope
Vagrant Emperor	Hemianax ephippiger
Southern Hawker	Aeshna cyanea
Red-veined Darter	Sympetrum fonscolombii
Yellow-winged Darter	Sympetrum flaveolum

Historical Dragonfly Records

Common name	Species name
Club-tailed Dragonfly	Gomphus vulgatissimus
Broad-bodied Chaser	Libellula depressa
Scarce Chaser	Libellula fulva