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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.
near water
I spotted this at Baden Powell park. I'm not 100% sure on the species. Looks very similar to Northern Bluet (Enallagma cyathigerum).
Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Aug 28, 2011
3 Comments
Thank you both!
Beauty!!
Dan, what a beautiful shot! Perfect, crisp focus, so lovely!