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Blue-tailed Damselfly

Ischnura elegans

Description:

-Adult male Blue-tailed Damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. -Female Blue-tailed Damselflies come in a variety of colour forms, including a pink form, a violet form and a pale green form

Habitat:

-is a European damselfly

Notes:

-At rest, the wings of most damselfly species are held back together, unlike dragonflies, which rest with their wings out flat

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PatriciaPi
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PatriciaPi

Crevillent, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain

Spotted on Apr 22, 2011
Submitted on Apr 22, 2011

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