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Beautiful Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) Female  Banded Demoiselle,Calopteryx splendens,Geotagged,Insects,United Kingdom,flying insects Click/tap to enlarge

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  1. Nice! Posted 12 years ago
    1. Thank you FraJH, this was taken in the same place as the Male, there were scores of Males and only a few Females! Posted 12 years ago

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The banded demoiselle is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is a Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China. This is a common species throughout much of its range.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Bridget Charity Rendall
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By Bridget Charity Rendall

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Uploaded Oct 13, 2012. Captured May 25, 2012 15:54 in A396, Tiverton, Devon EX16, UK.
  • DSC-H2
  • f/3.5
  • 10/1250s
  • ISO160
  • 23.3mm