Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) ➔ Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods) ➔ Class Insecta (Insects) ➔ Order Odonata (Dragonflies, damselflies) ➔ Family Coenagrionidae (Pond damsels )

Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)

Frühe Adonislibelle Large Red Damselfly

Synonyms and other combinations:

Pyrrhosoma amazon Hansemann, 1823 | Pyrrhosoma fulvipes Stephens, 1836 | Pyrrhosoma interposita Varga, 1968 | Pyrrhosoma minium Harris, 1782 | Pyrrhosoma sanguineum Vander Linden, 1825 |

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male  128
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2003-05-31 16:51:31
    Image number: 128
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2003-05-31 16:51:31

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male  129
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald; 2003-05-31 16:52:19
    Image number: 129
    male
    DE, Chemnitz, Harthwald
    2003-05-31 16:52:19

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male  122
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, male
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-06-06 13:21:13
    Image number: 122
    male
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-06-06 13:21:13

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female  172
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2005-05-15 11:53:19
    Image number: 172
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2005-05-15 11:53:19

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female  351
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2009-04-26 10:07:46
    Image number: 351
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2009-04-26 10:07:46

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, in wheel position  163
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2006-06-18 12:31:36
    Image number: 163
    in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2006-06-18 12:31:36

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, in wheel position  121
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz; 2004-05-31 11:45:23
    Image number: 121
    in wheel position
    DE, Chemnitz
    2004-05-31 11:45:23

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female  3338
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2010-05-08 11:02:31
    Image number: 3338
    female
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2010-05-08 11:02:31

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula,   140
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula,
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-24 11:24:55
    Image number: 140

    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-24 11:24:55

  • Pyrrhosoma nymphula, exuvia  141
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Sulzer, 1776)  Frühe Adonislibelle  Large Red Damselfly 
    Pyrrhosoma nymphula, exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald; 2008-05-24 11:26:32
    Image number: 141
    exuvia
    DE, Chemnitz, Zeisigwald
    2008-05-24 11:26:32




References, further reading, links:
  1. Tol J. van (2016). Odonata: Global Species Database of Odonata (version Dec 2011). In: Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2016 Annual Checklist (Roskov Y., Abucay L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Flann C., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., DeWalt R.E., Decock W., De Wever A., eds). Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2016. Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. ISSN 2405-884X.