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Ischnura cervula
Gray damselfly with turquoise underside, green eyes and pale abdomen was feeding on an insect. Video shows it eating.
Grassy area along trail at Lake Hodges
Spotted on May 29, 2012
Submitted on May 30, 2012
5 Comments
Emma, The more I look at this, the more I think you're right about the Pac Forktail. I've submitted it to BugGuide although I'm not sure a species level ID can be given from this one angle.
Hi Emma, thank you for the link! I see which one you're referring to. I've never seen that color combo. Cool! ;)
This one didn't have the color spots above the eyes so I'm not sure that it's the Pac Forktail. I wish I could have got other angles but it took off when I tried.
Pacific Fork tail Damsel flies seem to have turquoise in them.
http://www.cavette.net/photos/dragonflie...
This is the link.
Scroll down to see the picture of Cold Male Blue Vivid Dancer .
Is the word "cold" temperature related? I am assuming that it is!
So lucky,they get to sway in the wind.
I just found a link with some interesting facts.
Male and Female we know are of different colors. But i also found that some young male adults have a different coloration and could look like the females. And even more astonishing was the fact that damselflies are of a different color when they are hot or cold.