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Demoiselle Calopteryx sp.

Demoiselle Calopteryx sp.

Photo by patty
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Description:

Amazingly bright blue damselfly spotted while walking along Mapledurham, Oxfordshire. These damselflies are amazingly beautiful =D

Species ID Suggestions

Demoiselle

Calopteryx sp.

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DanielePralong
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Comments (3)
patty
Thank you Josefina! =D
patty
oh, thank you very much Daniele!
DanielePralong
Hi patty! Only two species of damselfly in Britain have adult males with obviously coloured wings. They both belong to the genus Calopteryx: Calopteryx virgo and Calopteryx splendens.

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PublishedJuly 13, 2014

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