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Copper Demoiselle In the forests of the Tuscan countryside are thick clouds of horse flies ready and willing to bite. Whenever I was tracking through the forest I would stop by the creek which was full of these guys and suddenly all the fly bites stopped. they created a momentary sanctuary for me to photograph them. Feel free to correct me if I have miss identified. Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis,Copper demoiselle,Geotagged,Italy,Summer Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Copper Demoiselle

In the forests of the Tuscan countryside are thick clouds of horse flies ready and willing to bite. Whenever I was tracking through the forest I would stop by the creek which was full of these guys and suddenly all the fly bites stopped. they created a momentary sanctuary for me to photograph them. Feel free to correct me if I have miss identified.

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''Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis'' is a species of damselfly in the family Calopterygidae known by the common names copper demoiselle and Mediterranean demoiselle.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by TristanV
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By TristanV

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Uploaded Dec 12, 2015. Captured Aug 9, 2015 14:58 in Strada Provinciale delle Galleraie, 53030 Montieri GR, Italy.
  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/2.8
  • 1/664s
  • ISO1600
  • 100mm