Large Red Damselfly - Pyrrhosoma nymphula melanotum

Roscadghill Parc Wildlife

Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula f. melanotum
- top view 1

Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula f. melanotum
- side view 1

Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula f. melanotum
- top view 2

Species landed briefly on a kneeling pad in a local garden. 06.05.13. SW4594030947. Pyrrhosoma nymphula f. melanotum is a dark form of the species, which is more usually red in colour.

All photographs on this page were taken at Roscadghill Parc and are © David Fenwick.

Roscadghill Parc is a small housing estate situated in Heamoor, Penzance, Cornwall.