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unknown damselfly


unknown damselfly
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Copyright: Emmanuel Boitier (emmari) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 106 W: 0 N: 387] (3099)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2006-06-09
Categories: Insects
Camera: Nikon D70, Nikkor AF Micro 60mm f/2.8 D
Exposure: f/11, 1/160 seconds
Details: (Fill) Flash: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2006-06-09 11:45
Viewed: 671
Points: 10
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
I need help: I don't know exactly the name of this species. Is anybody here who know it?
It's a coenagrionidae, and probably from the Coenagrion genus, but I can't say more.
Hope you like this mysterious one.
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Hello emmanuel, excllent details, colors, BG POV, DOF perfect Job, TFS Kyle

Great macro Emmanuel. Excellent composition with very good sharpness and very good details. Very good job. Well done. Thank you for posting.
Gr.
Heinz

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  • DOBIS Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 126 W: 16 N: 170] (632)
  • [2006-06-10 4:11]

Hi Emmanuel,
perfect details and close up.
Great POV and composition with interesting BG and great colours.
Thank you
Tomas


Coenagrion pulchellum
Widespread and common. Adult flight period is from May to the end of August. A common and widespread species, especially on cutover bogs where it is usually the most abundant damselfly species. Also found on lowland lakes and ponds. This species is much more general here than in Britain, where it is generally uncommon.

This species is similar to the Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella and the Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum with which it coexists. However the males of the Variable Damselfly are comparatively darker (due to more extensive black markings) and appear more slender.

KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES
Extensive black markings on thorax and abdomen
The pronotum has a pronounced trilobate hind margin (see comparison of pronotums of blue damselflies)
The U-shaped black marking on the second abdominal segment is normally joined to the black ring at the posterior edge
In males segments 4-6 have less blue/more black than in Coenagrion puella and the blue dorsal thoracic stripes are always waisted and form an exclamation mark!
In the female there are two colour forms, blue and green. In the blue form there is a black patch on the second abdominal segment shaped like a "mercury" mark,in the green form it is more thistle-shaped. However some Azure females Coenagrion puella have a similar pattern.

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  • soccer Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 569 W: 0 N: 532] (1927)
  • [2006-06-12 10:19]

Emmanuel,

A very good pic of an interesting subject. The DOF, BG and details are well displyed here. The sharpness and Composition are good. TFS,
Sheriff

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  • phlr Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1276 W: 133 N: 873] (2804)
  • [2006-06-15 4:18]

Excellent shot of this litle odonata Emmanuel!
Perfect DOF and details!
Excellent POV, colours and BG!
The only thing I know it that it belongs to the Zygoptera surborder, but I don't know the exact specie.
Deserves more the 2 points!
Keep on going and TFS!

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