Copera marginipes - Yellow Bush Dart Damselfly

This damsel is around 1.75” in length. It is a low level, low light creature, never more than half a stone’s throw from the stream. This is the male, with its vivid orange/yellow legs and stripy green/yellow body. There are confusing colorations on the way to maturity that can lead to confusion with the more dowdy female, but I will cover this in another post.

Fairly easy to photograph, except for the low light and long body focusing issues.

Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.