These are my Comparison Charts showing distinguishing features between similar species or between genders of the same species.
Zygoptera (Damselflies)
- Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura)
- Bluets/Blue-striped damselflies (Enallagma/Coenagrion)
- Demoiselles (Calopteryx)
- Large Red Damselfly: Gender & Maturity (Pyrrhosoma nymphula)
- Red-eyed damseflies/Brighteyes (Erythromma)
- Comparison: Redeyes (Erythromma)
- Large Redeye Maturity Variations (Erythromma najas)
- Spreadwings/Emerald damselflies (Lestes/Chalcolestes)
Anisoptera (Dragonflies)
- Darters (Sympetrum)
- Blue/Pruinose dragonflies (Libellula/Orthetrum)
- Hawkers (Aeshna +)
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) vs Moorland/Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea)
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) vs Southern Migrant hawker (Aeshna affinis)
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) gender differences
- Blue/Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) colour forms
- Blue/Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) gender differences
- Flangetails (Ictinogomphus) non-UK
- Gender differentiation
- Common Darter: gender determination (Sympetrum striolatum)
- Black-tailed Skimmer: immature Male vs Female (Orthetrum cancellatum)
- Broad-bodied Chaser: immature Male vs Female (Libellula depressa)
- Four-spotted Chaser: Male vs Female (Libellula quadrimaculata)
- Migrant Hawker gender differences (Aeshna mixta)