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Azure Damselfly

Coenagrion puella

1 Species ID Suggestions

taka.ita
taka.ita 12 years ago
Azure Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Azure Bluet - Coenagrion puella | Observado.org


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Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you :)

taka.ita
taka.ita 12 years ago

It needs some experience to tell the little blue damselflies apart, and even then it can be very hard. The one on your photo is a male, which makes it easier.

In some areas of Europe it is undoable to tell females of different Coenagrion species apart. Anyway, a (similar) site like http://observado.org has a number of volunteer specialists checking all observations. Here I just found your photo accidentally (and also my experience is nothing compared to that of the observado people).

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you very much :)
I have a book about danish insects, and as you can tell the drawings must be very poor. It is so difficult to tell any species from it, so I am very glad you could help me :)

taka.ita
taka.ita 12 years ago

It is not Enallagma cyathigerum, that shows on the thorax: this one has a second small stripe there, which is missing in Enallagma cyathigerum.

The segments 2-5 are exactly right for Coenagrion puella and not for Coenagrion pulchellum. Segment 2 (S2) has a U-shape, not a Y-shape (as C. pulchellum mostly has). S3-S5 look identical with a small black part. In C. pulchellum S3-S5 are not identical and usually have more black.

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

I think it look more like Enallagma Cyathigerum or Coenagrion Pulchellum because of the stribes...

Jeannette
Jeannette 12 years ago

Thank you :)

Uncle Minty
Uncle Minty 12 years ago

Absolutely Beautiful!

Jeannette
Spotted by
Jeannette

Copenhagen, Denmark

Spotted on May 22, 2008
Submitted on Jan 7, 2012

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