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Copera marginipes - Yellow Bush Dart Damselfly Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/37959/copera_marginipes_-_yellow_bush_dart_damselfly.html" title="Copera marginipes - Yellow Bush Dart Damselfly"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2784/37959_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1681948810&Signature=TOLM5sgi%2FQrCEvgcia7zF8IQ3ZE%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Copera marginipes - Yellow Bush Dart Damselfly This damsel is around 1.75&rdquo; in length. It is a low level, low light creature, never more than half a stone&rsquo;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.<br /> <br /> Fairly easy to photograph, except for the low light and long body focusing issues.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37961/copera_marginipes_-_yellow_bush_dart_damselfly.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37963/copera_marginipes_-_yellow_bush_dart_damselfly.html Bandung,Copera marginipes,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Spring,West Java,damsel,damselfly,male,yellow bush dart" /></a></figure> Bandung,Copera marginipes,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,West Java,damsel,damselfly,male,yellow bush dart Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Copera marginipes - Yellow Bush Dart Damselfly

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

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.<br /> <br /> Fairly easy to photograph, except for the low light and long body focusing issues.<br /> <br /> Location is Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Alongside a stream and paddy fields.<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37961/copera_marginipes_-_yellow_bush_dart_damselfly.html<br /> http://www.jungledragon.com/image/37963/copera_marginipes_-_yellow_bush_dart_damselfly.html Bandung,Copera marginipes,Geotagged,Indonesia,Java,Spring,West Java,damsel,damselfly,male,yellow bush dart

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    Nice macro! Posted 6 years ago
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      Thanks. Love getting in for these shots :)

      Dave       Posted 6 years ago

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The Yellow bush dart

Copera marginipes is a species of damselfly in the family Platycnemididae. It is native to Asia, where it is widespread and common. Commonly found in herbage and stream side vegetation, often at low heights.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Uploaded Apr 20, 2016. Captured Apr 4, 2013 10:17 in Jl. Lavender No.8, Ciwaruga, Parongpong, Kabupaten Bandung Barat, Jawa Barat, Indonesia.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/8.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO100
  • 105mm
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