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Blue Sprite                                 Blue Riverdamsel,Geotagged,Pseudagrion microcephalum,Sri Lanka,damselfly Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

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  1. Dragonfly nr 73, getting busy :) Posted 11 years ago
    1. Thank you. Posted 11 years ago

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The Blue Riverdamsel is a common species damselflies in the Coenagrionidae family. It is also known as the Blue Sprite. They grow to 38mm in length. This species can easily be found near running water or still water. They usually rest on the plants either in the middle of ponds or at the water edges. On a sunny winter day, this damselfly may be the only damselfly still flying over the water, even though few of them can be seen. In the summer, a large number of Blue Riverdamsels are competing for.. more

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Bagerathan Sivarajah
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By Bagerathan Sivarajah

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Uploaded Mar 12, 2014. Captured Mar 11, 2014 12:56 in Post-Office Lane, Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
  • Canon PowerShot SX50 HS
  • f/4.5
  • 1/125s
  • ISO80
  • 9.884mm