RG Naturfotographie

Galery of the Dragonflies of the Black Forest

Blue Hawker in flight (M, Aeshna cyanea)

Ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum)

Brown hawker in flight (M, Aeshna grandis)

Downy emerald (Cordulia aenea)

Scarlet darter (Crocothemis erythraea)

Red-veined darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii)

Vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum)

Brilliant emerald (Somatochlora metallica)

Black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)

Common darter (Sympetrum striolatum)

Blue emperor (Amax imperator)

Large white-faced darter (Leucorrhinia pectoralis)

Small whiteface (Leucorrhinia dubia)

Small pincertail (Onychogomphus forcipatus)

Broad-bodied chaser (Libellula depressa)

Black darter (Sympetrum danae)

Scarce chaser (Libellula fulva)

Southern skimmer (Orthetrum brunneum)

Common hawker (Aeshna juncea)

Four-spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)

Western clubtail (Gomphus pulchellus)

Golden-ringed dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii)

Of the dragonflies shown above, the following species are only exceptionally found in the Black Forest:

Scarlet dragonfly
Large white-faced darter