Green Silver-lines vs Norfolk Damselfly

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Green Silver-lines Norfolk Damselfly
Scientific Name Pseudoips prasinana Coenagrion armatum
Order Lepidoptera Odonata
Family Nolidae Coenagrionidae
Size 33-40 mm wingspan 28-32 mm
Habitat Woodlands Wetlands
Diet Omnivores Omnivores
Regions Europe, temperate Asia Europe
Conservation Least Concern Near Threatened

Green Silver-lines

A vivid bright-green moth with three diagonal white or silver lines across each forewing. It is one of the most beautiful small moths encountered at light traps.

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Did You Know?

Unlike most green moths, its colour is relatively stable and does not fade quickly in museum collections.

Norfolk Damselfly

A critically rare damselfly once found in the Norfolk Broads of England, now extinct in Britain. Small populations persist in Scandinavia and eastern Europe.

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Did You Know?

It went extinct in Britain in the 1950s and has not been seen there since despite extensive surveys.