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Banded Demoiselle
Calopteryx splendens
51.9923, -2.19808
Field Notes
Description:
A stunning damselfly often found alongside slow running streams and rivers (in this case the River Severn)
Habitat:
Males are very territorial and can be found on lush riverbank foliage and/or floating aquatic plants. They court females by flicking their wings open and performing an aerial dance close by.
Notes:
This particular specimen had come to rest after performing a courtship dance for about 20 minutes or so. It wasn't until I took a closer look later that I realised that it had a hitch hiker on its back in the form of a leaf hopper!
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2011
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