Goblet-marked damselfly

The goblet-marked damselfly (Erythromma lindenii) is a medium-sized blue-and-black (or green-and-black) damselfly in the pond damselfly family (Coenagrionidae). 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.

Goblet-marked damselfly
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Odonata
Suborder:	Zygoptera
Family:	Coenagrionidae
Genus:	Erythromma
Species:	E. lindenii
Binomial name
Erythromma lindenii (Selys, 1840)
Synonyms
Coenagrion lindenii Cercion lindenii

It can also be found in Asia: Russian Federation and it is also found in Africa.

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)