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Coenagrion puella
Adult male Azure damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have an azure blue abdomen patterned with black markings. The marking on the second segment of the abdomen is U-shaped, separated from the segment's narrow terminal black band.
Grasslands around waterways, rivers and ponds.
Spotted on Jun 2, 2011
Submitted on Jun 2, 2011
8 Comments
Thanks Bart! Is Ok Daniele, I also confuse many of my spottings. I learn a lot with it :-)
bart.creemers. thanks! I stand corrected. Sorry Marta! I find these very confusing. Bart, would you mind checking mine and confirm that it is Coenagrion puella? Thanks!
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/632...
This is Coenagrion puella. The second segment has a clear U shape. The blue schoulder stripe (on thorax) is not clearly wider than the black side on the side of the thorax
Thanks1 keep checking..I am never sure I pick the right ID in special for plants and for insects.i am learning a lot with this web site.
BTW, also your photo gallery is very nice (I am a follower!)
Hi again Marta! Yes, I'd agree with your beautiful demoiselle. Would be nice to see the abdomen and the wings opened but short of this the ID is compatible with pic. You have a wonderful gallery!
the otehr one I named as beautiful demoiselle but is hard to tell because the shot is from above..am I right?
thanks again for checking :-)
Hi Daniele.
thanks! I changed it. I am no expert at all on insects and related and I remember having trouble between the two species to know what did I see.
I have another damselfly picture which I am not sure I ID correctly. Could you take a look?
Hi Marta,
I think your damselfly may be a common blue damselfly
(Enallagma cyathigerum) rather than Coenagrion puella. They are easy to confuse. The male common blue damselfly has more blue than black (it is the the opposite for the azure), and the second segment of its thorax has a distinctive spot with a line below connecting to the third segment which I think I can see on your spotting. In any case it's beautiful!