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Azure damselfly This shot had an uninteresting background, so i decided to colour pop this beautiful Azure damselfly. Azure Damselfly,Coenagrion puella,Common blue damselfly,Enallagma cyathigerum,Geotagged,Summer,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Azure damselfly

This shot had an uninteresting background, so i decided to colour pop this beautiful Azure damselfly.

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    WildFlower
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    I am not sure about the ID, the larger blue spot on the thorax should not be split on Enallagma cyathigerum. There are a few other similar species, but without the tail I cannot identify it.
    http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5602.htm
    http://www.naturephoto-cz.com/enallagma-cyathigerum-photo_lat-4901.html
    http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Becherjungfern#/media/File:Comparison_Enallagma_Coenagrion_%28loz%29.svg     Posted 10 years ago
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      yes i initially thought it could have been eh Azure damselfly but based on the other image i took i can confirm that it is the Common blue. Posted 10 years ago
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        Look at the last reference with the arrows. Here that spot is clearly split, so it cannot be the common blue. Posted 10 years ago, modified 10 years ago
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          I stand corrected! i had to translate that last link as i wasn't sure which was which. Thanks for pointing it out Posted 10 years ago

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The Azure Damselfly

The Azure Damselfly is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is notable for its distinctive black and blue colouring.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by garrylomasphotography
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Uploaded Apr 12, 2015. Captured Jul 14, 2014 10:07 in 2 Hague Bar Road, High Peak, Derbyshire SK22, UK.
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  • Canon EOS 6D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/250s
  • ISO100
  • 500mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.