East Riding Atlas

Azure Damselfly - Coenagrion puella Status | Abundance Map | Date Band Map | Breeding Status | National Atlas East Riding Status Current records show this species to be confined mainly to the south-west half of the Riding. Key sites are Tophill Low, Leven Canal, Market Weighton Canal and Pocklington Canal. Flight Period  Mid-May to late August over southern half of Great Britain. In East Yorkshire mostly present on western side. East Riding Flight Period Comments Initially this species is more abundant than the similar Common Blue Damselfly with which it can be easily confused. It is easy to make the mistake of identifying early blue damselflies as being Azure, then assuming on later visits that this is still the case. However after four of five weeks, Azure can suddenly become harder to find as Common Blue Damselfly become more abundant. Status | Abundance Map | Date Band Map | Breeding Status | National Atlas

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