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Blue-tailed Damselfly
Ischnura elegans
51.5064, 5.70039
Field Notes
Description:
The Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans, is a European damselfly.
Adult male Blue-tailed Damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have a largely black abdomen with very narrow pale markings where each segment joins the next. Segment eight, however, is entirely pale blue.
Habitat:
Mixed forest near water.
Notes:
I wonder what kind of damselfly this is. Although it's probably rather commen I've never seen the color mixture (blue tail and red body).
Reference Links:
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedJuly 15, 2011
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