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Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx virgo)

Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) This is a male. Males are territorial, perching in bankside plants and trees. Banded Demoiselle,Calopteryx splendens,Calopteryx virgo,Geotagged,United Kingdom,damselfly

This is a male. Males are territorial, perching in bankside plants and trees.

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    FraJH Posted 7 months ago
    Lovely damselfly
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    Bridget Charity Rendall Posted 7 months ago
    There was a host of females here and just a few males. The female has dark brown iridescent wings, a white patch near the tip of the wings (called a pseudopterostigma) and a metallic green body with a bronze tip on the abdomen.
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      FraJH Posted 7 months ago
      Love to photograph these insects. A few weeks ago I photographed a banded demoiselle:
      Banded Demoiselle In Dutch: Weidebeekjuffer Banded Demoiselle,Calopteryx splendens,Geotagged,The Netherlands


      Apperently something went wrong with the identification on the right side of this page; can't see the identification of your damselfly anymore. May be try again?
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        Bridget Charity Rendall Posted 7 months ago
        Will try again thanks FraJH :)
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          Bridget Charity Rendall Posted 7 months ago
          Can't seem to do it now
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            fchristant Posted 7 months ago
            Fixed!

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