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Downy Emerald Found this fresh dragonfly in the Weerribben, the Netherlands, the Weerribben is a national parc in the Overijssel province, and is almost famous for the extreem quantity of different dragonflies. Cordulia aenea,Downy emerald,Geotagged,Netherlands,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Downy Emerald

Found this fresh dragonfly in the Weerribben, the Netherlands, the Weerribben is a national parc in the Overijssel province, and is almost famous for the extreem quantity of different dragonflies.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Wow, it's so pretty, shiny, fresh. Posted 5 years ago

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The Downy emerald

The downy emerald is a species of dragonfly. It is metallic green and bronze in color, and its thorax is coated with fine hairs, hence its name. Like most other emeralds, the downy emerald has bright shiny green eyes. Adults are around 5 cm in length, and are in flight from May through July each year.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Paul Dirksen
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Uploaded Apr 27, 2020. Captured May 16, 2019 12:25 in N762 253, 7946 LV Wanneperveen, Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • f/8.0
  • 1/332s
  • ISO250
  • 400mm