Dragonfly Habitats

X - principal habitat of common and widespread species
x - secondary habitat of common species, or main habitat of localised species

Species	Habitat
	Lake	Pond	River	Stream	Canal	Ditch	Bog	Flush
Damselflies
Banded Demoiselle			X	X	x
Beautiful Demoiselle			X	X
Scarce Emerald Damselfly	x	x				x
Emerald Damselfly	x	X			x	x	X
Willow Emerald Damselfly	x	x	x
Northern Damselfly	x	x					x
Irish Damselfly	x	x					x
Southern Damselfly				x		x		x
Azure Damselfly	x	X	x	x	X	X
Variable Damselfly	x	x			x	x	x
Red-eyed Damselfly	x	x	x		x
Small Red-eyed Damselfly	x	x			X
Large Red Damselfly	x	X	x	x	x	X	X
Common Blue Damselfly	X	x	x		X		x
Blue-tailed Damselfly	x	X	x	x	X	X
Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly		x		x				x
Small Red Damselfly		x		x		x	x	x
White-legged Damselfly			x	x	x
Dragonflies
Azure Hawker							x
Southern Hawker	X	X			x	x
Brown Hawker	X	X	x		x	x
Norfolk Hawker						x
Common Hawker	x	X					x
Migrant Hawker	X	X	x		x	x
Emperor Dragonfly	X	X	x		x
Lesser Emperor	x	x
Hairy Dragonfly	x	x			x	x
Common Club-tail			x
Golden-ringed Dragonfly			X	X				x
Downy Emerald	x	x			x
Northern Emerald							x
Brilliant Emerald	x	x			x
White-faced Darter		x					x
Broad-bodied Chaser	x	X	x		x	x
Scarce Chaser	x	x	x		x	x
Four-spotted Chaser	x	X		x	x	x	X
Black-tailed Skimmer	X	x	x			x
Keeled Skimmer		x		x			x	x
Black Darter	x	X					X	X
Yellow-winged Darter	x	x					x
Red-veined Darter	x	x				x
Ruddy Darter	x	X			x	X
Common Darter	X	X	x	x	x	x

Definitions
Bog	Acidic wet peatland
Canal	Linear waterway with minimal flow, originally created for boat traffic
Ditch	Artificial drainage channel with minimal flow
Flush	Small stream and/or marshy area fed by spring or groundwater
Lake	Standing water body covering over 2 hectares (20,000m²); may be natural or artificial, including reservoirs and larger flooded mineral workings
Pond	Standing water body covering less than 2 hectares (20,000m²); may be natural or artificial
River	Flowing water over 3 metres wide
Stream	Flowing water less than 3 metres wide

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