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Blue-tailed Damselfly (Male)

Ischnura elegans

Description:

Adult male Blue-tailed Damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have a largely black abdomen with very narrow pale markings where each segment joins the next. Segment eight, however, is entirely pale blue.

Habitat:

They can be found close any humid habitats, mostly Ponds and lakes, this is because they lay their eggs underwater.

Notes:

This was spotted at ´La Conejera´ Humedalis

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4 Comments

Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago

Apparently this is not a completely mature male.

Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago

Thanks Maria!

Maria dB
Maria dB 11 years ago

nice shot!

Nimbid Ditavi
Nimbid Ditavi 11 years ago

Here´s the Female Counterpart: http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/171...

Nimbid Ditavi
Spotted by
Nimbid Ditavi

Bogotá, Distrito Capital de Bogotá, Colombia

Spotted on Jan 13, 2013
Submitted on Jan 14, 2013

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