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Emerald Damselfly (Lestes Sponsa) This damselfly is warming up in the first sunrays of a hot summer day at lake &#039;Oud meer&#039;.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Gewone Pantserjuffer Emerald Damselfly,Geotagged,Lestes sponsa,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge Species introCountry intro

Emerald Damselfly (Lestes Sponsa)

This damselfly is warming up in the first sunrays of a hot summer day at lake 'Oud meer'.

Dutch name: Gewone Pantserjuffer

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    Nice bokeh and (natural) lighting . Posted 13 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Joost, I removed this photo from the homepage, because the homepage can only fit landscape photos. Rest assured, this one still is awesome! Posted 13 years ago, modified 13 years ago
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      Joost Thissen
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      I understand. I also saw the display was a bit strange. Posted 13 years ago
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    Joost Thissen
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    A photo with more detail of the head:
    Emerald Damselfly head detail Detail of the head of an Emerald damselfly.<br /> <br /> Dutch name: Gewone Pantserjuffer Geotagged,Lestes sponsa,The Netherlands
     Posted 11 years ago, modified 11 years ago

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The Emerald damselfly

''Lestes sponsa'', is a damselfly, with a wide Palaearctic distribution. It is known commonly as the emerald damselfly or common spreadwing. Both males and females have a metallic green colour and when resting its wings are usually half opened.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Joost Thissen
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By Joost Thissen

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Uploaded Aug 23, 2012. Captured Aug 19, 2012 06:47 in Bestseweg, 5691 Son, The Netherlands.
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  • SLT-A55V
  • f/4.5
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 90mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.