English name: Small Red-eyed Damselfly

Size:  Small damselfly (2.5-3 cm).

Habitat: In still ponds, lakes and canals, as well as in slow streams. Can also tolerate brackish water.

Distribution: In southern and western Europe, and steadily spreading northward. Also in the Middle East and as far as Central Asia.
 In Israel it is widespread in the north of the country and the center up to the Jerusalem line.

Season:  Flies from May to September.
The female lays eggs into aquatic plants.

Identification marks:
Male - dark damselfly with prominent red eyes.
The dorsal side of the thorax is dark with a bronze tint, and the sides of the thorax are blue.
The abdomen is dark, the sides of the abdomen are blue on segments two, three, seven and eight. The ninth segment is completely blue, the tenth segment is blue with a black X on it.
Female - greenish and black.
Distinctive by complete and prominent antehumeral stripes. Brown eyes. The abdomen is dark on the dorsal part and blue or yellowish on the ventral part.

Similar species:
The male of Small Red-eyed Damselfly may be confused with the male of Red-veined Darter.