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Coenagrion lunulatum female
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Female coenagrion lunulatum / Female Irish Damselfly / vrouwtje maanwaterjuffer / Mond-Azurjungfer weibchen / Agrion à lunules femelle.
C. lunulatum is a north European species, which is rare outside northern Finland.Adults have been recorded from the end of April to late July. The Irish Damselfly is found on sheltered mesotrophic lakes and large pools on cutover bogs.
KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES:
In males the back of the abdomen is mostly black whilst segments 8 and 9 are all blue.
In males the underside is bright green especially on the head and thorax.
The blue is of a darker shade than similar species
Females are dull blue-green with black markings
In females the hind margin of the pronotum has a prominent raised point.
Both sexes should be examined in the hand to confirm the identification.
Source: http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5609.htm
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- pilonm
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(2919) - [2006-05-01 15:18]
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Hello Harm,
very good shot of this damselfly! Unusual color for such an insect. The bg, colors, dof are very good too!
TFS,
Michel
The colours are good but you have a little problem with exposure, it seems that you had very harsh light, the second thing is the focus, I think the focus point should be on the eye of the damselfly.
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- phlr
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- [2006-05-02 5:03]
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Excellent photo Harm!
Very beautiful odonata!
Excellent POV and "golden" colour!
Very good DOF!
Very good BG!
5* and TFS!
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