English name: Turkish Red Damsel

Size:  Medium-sized damselfly (3-4 cm).

Habitat: Almost all types of water bodies; prefers still water.

Distribution: Eastern Mediterranean: Israel, Turkey, Syria, Greece, and probably also Lebanon.
 In Israel, very local in the north of the country. Found in a rather limited number of water sources.

Season:  Flies from April to early October (according to data from Turkey and Greece).  
 

Identification marks:
The only red damselfly in the country.
The male is almost completely red. Legs, eyes, head, abdomen, and part of the thorax.
The female is recognized by the red eyes and legs. The pterostigma is reddish-brown. The red on the abdomen is limited to the tip or is completely absent.

Similar species:
There is no other red damselfly in the country.