Dainty damselfly
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| Male C. scitulum | |
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| Species: | C. scitulum
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| Coenagrion scitulum (Rambur, 1842)
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Dainty damselfly Coenagrion scitulum is a blue damselfly of the family Coenagrionidae.
Status and distribution
This is a scarce species found mainly in southern Europe, northern Africa, southwest Asia, and Central America.
Status in Britain
The species was formerly recorded as a breeding species in Britain and became locally extinct in the North Sea flood of 1953.[1] It was rediscovered in Kent in 2010.[1][2]
References
- ^ a b "Coenagrion scitulum". British Dragonfly Society. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Richard, Black (21 July 2010). "Beautiful 'lost' insect turns up anew in UK". BBC News. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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