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Dragonfly

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Description:

Bronze thorax, blue tail, with bronze tip of the tail.

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Comments (4)
CindyBinghamKeiser
You're welcome asergio! It's amazing how much I've learned on this site. Thank you for the info :)
Sergio Monteiro
Thank you, Cindy. That distinction between dragonflies and damselflies doesn't exist in portuguese, in Brazil they are all called libélula, in Portugal libelinhas.
CindyBinghamKeiser
This is a type of dragonfly, not damselfly. Damselflies are very slender and like to keep their wings back (unless it's a spreadwing family). Your other spotting, http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/7782572 is definitely a type of damselfly. Notice the difference in the overall shape. Sorry I don't know the species.

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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PublishedNovember 10, 2011

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