Scarce Emerald Damselfly
29th July 2006, SaturdayThis female Scarce Emerald Damselfly was found on the Beach Reserve on the 26th of this month. One of the rarest of British damselflies, this species has not been recorded from Rye Harbour or East Sussex since 1947. Very similar to the commoner Emerald Damselfly, females can be separated by the thicker body and the shape of the first abdominal segment which is square rather than rounded (just visible in the image below).
