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Common Bluetail

Ischnura senegalensis

Description:

The male damselfly grasps the female head or thorax and curves his abdomen to clasp her prothorax or head with his anal appendages to form the tandem pair.

Habitat:

Urban garden.

Notes:

http://www.enallagma.com/cerci/damselfly...

1 Species ID Suggestions

Common Bluetail (female is the andromorphic form)
Ischnura senegalensis Ischnura senegalensis – Semarang Odonata Web


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11 Comments

Thanks BarbaraSing! :)

Thank you Agnes for the ID!

BarbaraSing
BarbaraSing 10 years ago

Great capture.

Thank you Pradeep!

Pradeep Kumar
Pradeep Kumar 10 years ago

Beautiful its look like Heart shaped...

Thank you for the compliment k.andrews6! :)

Thank you Mona! :)

Kyle A
Kyle A 10 years ago

Great series! Beautiful capture. Thanks for sharing.

Mona Pirih
Mona Pirih 10 years ago

Beautiful, Leana :)

Thank you blaise! :)

blaise
blaise 10 years ago

Beautiful :)

Nueva Ecija, Philippines

Spotted on Sep 24, 2013
Submitted on Sep 24, 2013

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