Scarce blue-tailed damselfly

Ischnura pumilio

The scarce blue-tailed damselfly or small bluetail is a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae. The species occurs throughout Europe except in the north. To the east it occurs from Asia Minor to SiberiaTo the south the range extends to Morocco, the Azores and Madeira.
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Appearance

The typical male has a black abdomen with a bright blue spot on tail. It is very similar to the blue-tailed damselfly, ''Ischnura elegans'' but on that species the blue spot is mostly on segment 8. Females undergo a change of colour as they mature. The immature female is bright orange, the ''aurantiaca'' phase, but matures to a greenish-brown.

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyCoenagrionidae
GenusIschnura
SpeciesI.pumilio
Photographed in
Bulgaria
Germany
Portugal