All photographs were taken in the recording area and some are of an exceptionally high standard. The emphasis is not just on quality, however, but to record variation and to provide a way for newcomers to familiarise themselves with the Damselfly and Dragonfly of Christchurch Harbour.

Demoiselles

• Beautiful Demoiselle – Calopteryx virgo
• Banded Demoiselle – Calopteryx splendens

Damselflies

• Emerald Damselfly –  Lestes sponsa
• Willow Emerald Damselfly – Chalcolestes viridis
• Large Red Damselfly – Pyrrhosoma nymphula
• White-legged Damselfly – Platycnemis pennipes
• Azure Damselfly – Coenagrion puella
• Common Blue Damselfly – Enallagma cyathigerum
• Blue-tailed Damselfly – Ischnura elegans
• Red-eyed Damselfly – Erythromma najas
• Small Red-eyed Damselfly – Erythromma viridulum

Dragonflies

Hawkers

• Hairy Dragonfly – Brachytron pratense
• Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta
• Southern Migrant Hawker – Aeshna affinis
• Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea
• Brown Hawker – Aeshna grandis
• Emperor Dragonfly – Anax imperator
• Golden-ringed Dragonfly – Cordulegaster boltonii
• Downy Emerald – Cordulia arena

Chasers

• Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata
• Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa
• Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva

Skimmers

• Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum
• Keeled Skimmer – Orthetrum coerulescens

Darters

• Black Darter –Sympetrum danae 
• Red-veined Darter – Sympetrum fonscolombii
• Yellow-winged Darter – Sympetrum flaveolum
• Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum
• Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatu