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Calopteryx virgo
The male usually has much more extensive pigmentation on the wings than other Calopteryx species in its range: in the south east of its range (the Balkans and Turkey) the wings are entirely metallic blue while in other areas, there are clear areas at the base and tip of the wing. Immature insects often have much paler, browner wings. They have metallic blue-green bodies and blue-green eyes. The female has dark brown iridescent wings, a white patch near the tip of the wings (called a pseudopterostigma) and a metallic green body with a bronze tip of the abdomen.
Urban, Backyard
This one is a male. Found it in my garden.
Spotted on Aug 6, 2013
Submitted on Aug 6, 2013
21 Comments
Thanks guys, looked amazing just didn't get the chance to make better shots, it disappeared too fast.
Very nice!
Wow! Lovely blue! Looks like its made of silk threads.
Beautiful beautiful.
Thanks injica and Ursula! That's why yesterday jopy could do a lot of identifications :)
beautiful shot! :)
ha ha ha- I see she was ecstatic :D beautiful spotting though, love the veins on the wings!
Yea looks crazy metalic :)
Fantasic color
Ehh we may make you surprise and appear there with injica :)
hehe will remember you two, workers :D here is as beautiful as in croatia..hope will find and spot something new and interesting :D
Ehh now I'm even more jealous, mountain and river...doesn't get better than that, enjoy it for me and injica also :)
You're right, I saw it few days ago by the creek, also, remembered that i have in my collection the same, male and female...but my pictures are not so good :D this weekend will spend by the river and mountain in Herzegovina..
But actually since you are in the mountains you should be able to find this one by fast flowing rivers :).
Yea ok now we are 1-1 :)
we're even now :D
Haha yes, you did it...
Thanks guys! Yes, Jopy...I woke up and said today I must make Jopy jealous and I just went to the garden and saw this one :).
wow! well, today I'm jealous! prelijepo!!
Stunning shot!
nice one !