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Calopteryx virgo female
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Calopteryx virgo female / Beautiful Demoiselle female / Blauflügel-Prachtlibelle weibchen / Caloptéryx vierge femelle.
This and the Banded Demoiselle are the largest European damselfly species. The Beautiful Demoiselle is found on rivers of moderate flow with stony and gravelly beds. It can be found along wooded streams.
This species is very similar to the Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens. The males of the two species can easily be distinguished as in C. splendens the wing pigment is confined to a broad central band whereas in C. virgo it covers the entire wing. The females are more difficult to separate but in C. virgo the wings are broader and have a brownish tint whilst in C. splendens the wings are tinted green.
KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES:
-Males have a metallic blue-green body and broad, dark wings with iridescent veins
-Females have a brilliant metallic green body and the wings are tinted golden brown with a distinctive white pseudo-pterostigma.
Source:http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5616.htm
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Hello Harm,
Delicate Demoiselle.
Very good macro.
TFS
Annick
Such a beauty, hi Harm,
this damsel is very pretty and seems to laugh out loud ;-) Thanks
Sabine - wishnugaruda
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