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Large red damselfly

Pyrrhosoma nymphula

Description:

Females occur in many colour forms, but all have yellow bands around the abdominal segments. The last picture shows the empty exoskeleton left by the damselfly after metamorphosis.

Habitat:

It is a European damselfly. It inhabits ponds and dykes, and occasionally slow-moving rivers.


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6 Comments

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

Thanks tmvdh!

tmvdh
tmvdh 11 months ago

Nice series.

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

¡Gracias, Eulalia!

eulalia rubio
eulalia rubio 11 months ago

Interesante serie.

Marta RubioTexeira
Marta RubioTexeira 11 months ago

Thanks, Ashok!

Ashok N Pulliyerengi
Ashok N Pulliyerengi 11 months ago

beautiful

Meise, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Lat: 50.96, Long: 4.32

Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012

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