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Pyrrhosoma nymphula
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.
It is a European damselfly. It inhabits ponds and dykes, and occasionally slow-moving rivers.
Spotted on May 19, 2012
Submitted on Jun 1, 2012
6 Comments
Thanks tmvdh!
Nice series.
¡Gracias, Eulalia!
Interesante serie.
Thanks, Ashok!
beautiful