The goblet-marked damselfly (''Erythromma lindenii'') is a medium-sized blue-and-black (or green-and-black)

damselfly Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along ...

in the pond damselfly family (

Coenagrionidae The insect family Coenagrionidae is placed in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making i ...

). It's a fairly common species in the South and West of Europe but is not found in the British Isles, Scandinavia and Eastern Europe. ''Erythromma lindenii'' was previously known as ''Coenagrion lindenii'' and ''Cercion lindenii''. The goblet-marked damselfly is also known as the blue-eye. It's an easily recognized species, with its wide antehumeral stripes, narrow postocular spots, the male's very bright-blue eyes. He has very long and curved appendages, and the spear-shaped marks on S3-S6 of his abdomen. It can also be found in

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and it is also found in

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Subspecies

''Erythromma lindenii'' has three subspecies. The following are the subspecies. *'' Erythromma lindenii lacustre'' (Beutler, 1985) *'' Erythromma lindenii lindenii'' (Selys, 1840) *'' Erythromma lindenii zernyi'' (Schmidt, 1938)

References

Blue-Eye (Erythromma lindenii)

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q1547967 Coenagrionidae Insects described in 1840