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Banded Demoiselle This beauty spotted close to my house, this is a female, the male has dark spots at the end of there wings. Calopteryx splendens,banded damoiselle Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Banded Demoiselle

This beauty spotted close to my house, this is a female, the male has dark spots at the end of there wings.

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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 Paul Dirksen
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By Paul Dirksen

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Uploaded Mar 7, 2020. Captured May 23, 2019 11:53.
  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/7.1
  • 1/664s
  • ISO200
  • 300mm