Dance of the dragonfly

Two dragonflies, mating. Seen in Norfork.

Sympetrum striolatum - Common Red Darter dragonfly. One of the most widespread and abundant of the dragonflies in Britain and Ireland, the Common Red Darter is sometimes referred to as simply the Common Darter. In Britain and Ireland this is one of our smaller dragoflies, with a typical body length of 40mm. The wing spots (pterostigmata) are variable in colour and can be red, brown or various shades of blue.

Enjoy full screen