Goblet-marked Damselfly
Erythromma lindenii
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Insects
The goblet-marked damselfly is a medium-sized blue-and-black damselfly in the pond damselfly family (Coenagrionidae). It's a fairly common species in the South and West of Europe but is not found in the British Isles, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. Erythromma lindenii was previously known as Coenagrion lindenii and Cercion lindenii. The goblet-marked damselfly is also known as the blue-eye. It's an easily recognized species, with its wide antehumeral stripes, narrow postocular spots, the male's very bright-blue eyes. He has very long and curved appendages, and the spear-shaped marks on S3-S6 of his abdomen.
Classification
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Coenagrionidae
- Genus
- Erythromma