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The nymph Oxygastra curtisii nymph. Orange-spotted emerald,Oxygastra curtisii Click/tap to enlarge

The nymph

Oxygastra curtisii nymph.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    That's crazy! I don't recall having ever seen a nymph, of any dragonfly. Posted 9 years ago
    1. View RMFelix's profile
      RMFelix
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      They are stunning indeed, Ferdy. We were working in a new area where habitat conditions were favorable to the appearance of this species. The only thing that you can do in this cases is to drag the river bottom with a trawl in order to reveal the species that could exist there. This species in particular has an intimate relation with Alnus sp. root systems. Its entire nymph cycle depends on that relation. This one was captured in one of that drags, and set free after ID and photo record. I believe it is now in flight ;) Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        After this explanation it is even more unique, wow! Posted 9 years ago

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The Orange-spotted emerald

The orange-spotted emerald is a dragonfly in the family Corduliidae. It is the only species in its genus.

The orange-spotted emerald is about 53 millimetres long. It has bright green eyes and a bronzy-green body with yellow spots along the top of the abdomen. The last segment of the abdomen has a prominent yellow mark on the upper surface.

The species occurs in much of Europe but is regionally extinct in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Its habitat is slow flowing streams,.. more

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
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Uploaded Jun 1, 2016. Captured May 27, 2016 15:10.
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  • NIKON D7100
  • f/1.0
  • 1/125s
  • ISO800

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