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Beautiful demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

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Description:

Delicate looking damselfly, male all iridescent blue (photos 1 and 2), female (photo 3) rather iridescent brownish.

Habitat:

Around a fast flowing and relatively small forest stream.

Reference Links:

Beautiful demoiselle - Wikipedia

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PublishedNovember 5, 2016

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