Willow Emerald - Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis
Local Wood, Kent. UK.
Amazingly there were only three records of this species in the UK before 2009 - in 1979, 1992 and 2007.
Numbers have since increased dramatically in South East England, though our climatic conditions offer quite the difference from their more typical Mediterranean habitat.
This recent colonist is now pretty well established in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent, though has spread to nearby counties over the last decade, including West Sussex
Willow Emerald - Lestes (Chalcolestes) viridis
Local Wood, Kent. UK.
Amazingly there were only three records of this species in the UK before 2009 - in 1979, 1992 and 2007.
Numbers have since increased dramatically in South East England, though our climatic conditions offer quite the difference from their more typical Mediterranean habitat.
This recent colonist is now pretty well established in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Kent, though has spread to nearby counties over the last decade, including West Sussex