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Damselfly

Photo by AlexBoyette
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Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Hi Alex, this is not a Dragonfly but a Damselfly. The differences are the eyes which are very close together on a Dragonfly, not far apart like this one; and the Damselfly folds its wings back along the abdomen when perched while the Dragonfly holds them out near the flying position.

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