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Aurora bluetail (Golden dartlet)

Ischnura aurora

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Description:

This tri colored damselfly perched very briefly on the reeds.

Notes:

This is the first pic with my updated camera, Canon (eos450) with standard lens plus 10 x macro filter. Turned off the AF. Neat.

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Christine Y.
Christine Y. 11 years ago
Aurora bluetail
Ischnura aurora Ischnura aurora


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4 Comments

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MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thanks ShannaB. Yes, damselflies and spiderwebs definitely need manual focus.

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ShannaB
ShannaB 11 years ago

Great shots Martin. (I find damselflies so terribly difficult to take pictures of, I don't think I've ever managed a good one.)

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MartinL
MartinL 11 years ago

Thank you Christine. You are certainly correct.
This male is a confirmed species for this area
http://www.flickr.com/photos/45437563@N0...

ChristineLussierYoung
ChristineLussierYoung 11 years ago

Nice pictures! Looks like Ischnura!

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MartinL
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MartinL

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Feb 15, 2013
Submitted on Feb 15, 2013

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