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Cordulia aenea - Downy Full lady here:<br />
<figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94698/cordulia_aenea_-_female.html" title="Cordulia aenea - Female"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3043/94698_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=5dmA3vfeNZPDZ7FGyOgbcWdviXY%3D" width="200" height="114" alt="Cordulia aenea - Female Too big for my usual camera set-ups and I&#039;m not adequate with the camera for &quot;big stuff&quot; ... oh well ...<br />
Detail of &quot;downy&quot; body here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/94699/cordulia_aenea_-_downy.html Anisoptera,Cordulia,Cordulia aenea,Downy emerald,Dragonfly,Jane&#039;s garden,Libelluloidea,Odonata,nl: Smaragdlibel" /></a></figure> Anisoptera,Cordulia,Cordulia aenea,Downy emerald,Dragonfly,Jane's garden,Libelluloidea,Odonata,nl: Smaragdlibel Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

    comments (4)

  1. WOW! Awesome shot!! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks Christine :o) Posted 5 years ago
  2. Nice close-up Arp. well done. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Thanks Paul - still fighting with this extra camera for "large subjects" to get lighting and focus right ... not my usual game these "giants" :o) Posted 5 years ago

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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.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded May 24, 2020.