Dragonfly and Damselfly species codes
A number of Dragonfly and Damselfly species can be recorded through Garden BirdWatch. While online users can use the dragonfly tab on their data entry form, those using paper forms will need to know which species code to use. 'Common' species are those most likely to be encountered in a garden setting. 'Uncommon' are species more commonly encountered in the wider countryside.
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English name
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Scientific name
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Species code
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Status
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Azure Damselfly
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Coenagrion puella
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01611
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Common
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Azure Hawker
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Aeshna caerulea
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01621
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Uncommon
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Banded Demoiselle
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Calopteryx splendens
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01604
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Uncommon
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Beautiful Demoiselle
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Calopteryx virgo
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01605
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Uncommon
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Black Darter
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Sympetrum danae
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01641
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Uncommon
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Black-tailed Skimmer
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Orthetrum cancellatum
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01639
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Uncommon
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Blue-tailed Damselfly
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Ischnura elegans
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01617
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Common
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Brilliant Emerald
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Somatochlora metallica
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01634
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Uncommon
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Broad-bodied Chaser
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Libellula depressa
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01636
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Common
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Brown Hawker
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Aeshna grandis
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01623
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Common
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Common Blue Damselfly
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Enallagma cyathigerum
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01616
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Common
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Common Club-tail
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Gomphus vulgatissimus
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01630
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Uncommon
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Common Darter
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Sympetrum striolatum
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01645
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Common
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Common Hawker
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Aeshna juncea
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01625
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Uncommon
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Dainty Damselfly
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Coenagrion scitulum
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01649
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Uncommon
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Downy Emerald
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Cordulia aenea
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01632
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Uncommon
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Emerald Damselfly
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Lestes sponsa
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01607
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Uncommon
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Emperor Dragonfly
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Anax imperator
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01627
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Common
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Four-spotted Chaser
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Libellula quadrimaculata
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01638
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Common
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Golden-ringed Dragonfly
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Cordulegaster boltonii
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01631
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Uncommon
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Hairy Dragonfly
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Brachytron pratense
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01629
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Uncommon
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Irish Damselfly
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Coenagrion lunulatum
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01609
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Uncommon
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Keeled Skimmer
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Orthetrum coerulescens
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01640
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Uncommon
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Large Red Damselfly
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Pyrrhosoma nymphula
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01615
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Common
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Lesser Emperor
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Anax parthenope
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01628
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Uncommon
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Migrant Hawker
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Aeshna mixta
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01626
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Common
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Norfolk Hawker
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Aeshna isosceles
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01624
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Uncommon
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Northern Damselfly
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Coenagrion hastulatum
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01608
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Uncommon
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Northern Emerald
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Somatochlora arctica
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01633
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Uncommon
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Red-eyed Damselfly
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Erythromma najas
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01613
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Uncommon
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Red-veined Darter
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Sympetrum fonscolombii
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01643
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Uncommon
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Ruddy Darter
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Sympetrum sanguineum
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01644
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Common
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Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
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Ischnura pumilio
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01618
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Uncommon
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Scarce Chaser
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Libellula fulva
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01637
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Uncommon
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Scarce Emerald Damselfly
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Lestes dryas
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01606
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Uncommon
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Small Red Damselfly
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Ceriagrion tenellum
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01619
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Uncommon
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Small Red-eyed Damselfly
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Erythromma viridulum
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01614
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Uncommon
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Southern Damselfly
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Coenagrion mercuriale
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01610
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Uncommon
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Southern Emerald Damselfly
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Lestes barbarus
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01646
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Uncommon
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Southern Hawker
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Aeshna cyanea
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01622
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Common
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Southern Migrant Hawker
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Aeshna affinis
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01650
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Uncommon
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Variable Damselfly
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Coenagrion pulchellum
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01612
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Uncommon
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White-faced Darter
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Leucorrhinia dubia
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01635
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Uncommon
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White-legged Damselfly
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Platycnemis pennipes
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01620
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Uncommon
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Willow Emerald Damselfly
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Lestes viridis
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01647
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Uncommon
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Yellow-winged Darter
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Sympetrum flaveolum
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01642
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Uncommon
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