Coenagrion pulchellum. Dutch name "gaffelwaterjuffer"

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Love what you did with the focus! Posted 8 years ago
1. Mike van Harn
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Thank you. I really wanted to emphasize the game of love. Posted 8 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    And you did :)
    I do believe the species you set may be incorrect, as it only occurs in southern Europe and below. Posted 8 years ago

Ferdy Christant

Lion

Species is one of these, but I'm not sure which one:
http://www.libellennet.nl/foto_libelsoorten.php?id=5 Posted 8 years ago

WildFlower

Lion

I would say they are Coenagrion pulchellum because they have a small blue spot on the 6-th abdominal segment while Coenagrion scitulum don't have it.
http://www.nederlandsesoorten.nl/linnaeus_ng/app/views/species/nsr_taxon.php?id=169813&cat=CTAB_MEDIA
http://www.libellennet.nl/libellensoort.php?libelid=16 Posted 8 years ago
1. Mike van Harn
  
  Musk Oxen
  
  Thank you for the link and link. Searching for the right kind of, not really my thing but I will try to take more time. To be honest I also not much to the kind to look up, but since I am eager to learn I will try to do my best. Posted 8 years ago

The Variable damselfly

The variable damselfly or variable bluet is a European damselfly. Despite its name, it is not the only blue damselfly prone to variable patterning.

Its behaviour is much like that of the azure damselfly; it usually stays close to vegetation. Immatures are often found in adjacent meadows or uncut grassy areas.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by WildFlower

By Mike van Harn

Uploaded May 23, 2017. Captured May 22, 2017 10:52 in Veilingweg 19, 1611 BN Bovenkarspel, Netherlands.

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