Odonata sightings have continued throughout this last
period, with both Common Darter (Sympetrum striolatum), and Blue-tailed
Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) making one day only appearances on the 18th
and 19th of July, respectively.
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| Common Darter |
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| Blue-tailed Damselfly |
Also, on the 18
th Emperor Dragonfly (
Anax
imperator) made it on to the garden list when I observed a single male flying
over the wildflower lawn. The visit was short-lived, and the dragonfly has not reappeared
again since then.
On the 21
st of July when carefully cleaning green
algae from New Pond provided an opportunity to observe both damselfly nymphs
and a dragonfly nymph cast.
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| Damselfly nymph |
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| Dragonfly nymph exuvia |
Other recent and interesting additions to the garden list have included two stonking flies. The Banded General (
Stratiomys potamida) on the 26
th of June, and Dark Giant Horsefly (
Tabanus sudeticus)
on the 13
th of July.
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| Banded General |
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| Dark Giant Horsefly |
