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Beautiful demoiselle

Calopteryx virgo

Description:

A European damselfly, seen between May to September. Body size some 50 mm, with a wingspan of some 70 mm. Male (pictured) is all greenish-blue.

Habitat:

Lives close to slow-flowing water, and stay on waterside vegetation. Nymphs live in water.

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Zlatan Celebic
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Zlatan Celebic

Rhône-Alpes, Tromelin Island

Spotted on Jul 25, 2013
Submitted on Jun 7, 2015

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