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Blue-tailed Damselfly (pink variant)

Ischnura elegans

Description:

Female Blue-tailed Damselflies come in a variety of colour forms, including a pink form, a violet form and a pale green form. Purple/violet, pink and green forms are juvenile, with the colour darkening as the damselfly ages.

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2 Comments

The MnMs
The MnMs 11 years ago

Thanks! I love the fact that these damselflies come in three flavors: blue, pink and violet :-)

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

beautiful series!

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Oud-Heverlee, Vlaanderen, Belgium

Spotted on Jul 22, 2012
Submitted on Aug 16, 2012

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