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Calopteryx virgo L. (female)


Calopteryx virgo L. (female)
Photo Information
Copyright: Ena Simic (Ena) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 368 W: 61 N: 591] (2458)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2008-06-18
Categories: Insects
Exposure: f/3.2, 1/60 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-06-27 8:01
Viewed: 965
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Thanks to Silvio for ID.
This is a female of Calopteryx virgo.

The Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo is a European damselfly. It is often found among fast-flowing waters.

Identification

The male has dark brown-black wingtips with blue veins. 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 and a metallic green body with a bronze tip of the abdomen.

Eggs and larvae

Females lay up to 300 eggs at a time on emergent or floating plants, often on water-crowfoot. Like the Banded Demoiselle, they often submerge to do so. The eggs hatch after around 14 days. Again, like the Banded Demoiselle, the larva is stick-like with long legs and develops over a period of two years in submerged vegetation, plant debris or roots. They usually overwinter in mud or slime.

Behaviour

Males are territorial, perching in bankside plants and trees. They chase passing insects, often returning to the same perch. Males can stray well away from water, females live away from water unless egg-laying or seeking a mate.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Family: Calopterygidae
Subfamily: Calopteryginae
Genus: Calopteryx
Species: C. virgo

Source: Wikipedia

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  • siggi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1376 W: 56 N: 4736] (16296)
  • [2008-06-27 8:14]
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Hello Ena,
Great macroshot with good colors,details,POV and BG,very well composed,
TFS,
Siggi

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 1978 W: 6 N: 5527] (19673)
  • [2008-06-27 8:38]

Hi Ena,i think this is a female of calopteryx virgo,very nice details and choice of point of view,ottimo lavoro,ciao e buona serata,Luciano

Hi Ena.
Pictured insect is amazing with charming water drops. Inclined composition of the shot and vertical cropping are very impressive. I like excellent exposure of the image despite the dark colouration of the insect and light BG. Details are great as well as the blurriness of the BG. Well done and TFS.
Alexei.

Ciao Ena, splendid female of Calopterix virgo , with lovely details and great sharpness, good focus and wonderful colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

Hi Ena,

A beautiful insect, and a very nice image, excellent sharpness and composition, very nice light. This species looks somewhat like the American Calopteryx maculata.

Thanks,
John

  • Great 
  • izler Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 1399 W: 3 N: 30] (504)
  • [2008-06-28 12:16]

hello ena
well close-up capture on this interesting insect
i like composition, POV, colours and water drops on its body
TFS
greetings
izler

Hello Ena,
this nice macro capture of Calopteryx virgo. The species similar to C. splendens, but its different with some color patterns. Thanks for sharing and have a nice weekend
Ahmet

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  • dejo Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 375 W: 51 N: 519] (2238)
  • [2008-09-13 9:49]

evo mene opet ovdje :)
super slicica :))
izgleda odlicno iz profila sa ovim kapljicama rose!
Dejan

Ciuao Ena. Fantastic brigt colours for this virgo with intrigant detalis on drops. Nice compo an exciting testure by the wings. well done.

Roberto

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