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Banded Demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens

Photo by Jopy
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Field Notes

Description:

The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature dragonflies the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or blue-ish green.

Habitat:

by the river

Reference Links:

Banded Demoiselle

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Comments (4)
Jopy
lijepi kukci, a takvo strašno ime... :D baš imamo bogat jezik...
injica
konjska smrt bokte O_O ah nas narod je izopacen :P
Jopy
ipak se daju slikati iz blizine, na hr se zove prugasto sjajno vretence ili tankostruka prugasta konjska smrt, ko im samo daje takva imena...

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