1] Emerald Damselfly
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Can you spot the camouflaged creature
in David's photograph above?
I think it may be the Emerald Damselfly, Lestes sponsa.
I am wondering if [1] is a female, since male Emeralds have blue eyes.
in David's photograph above?
I think it may be the Emerald Damselfly, Lestes sponsa.
I am wondering if [1] is a female, since male Emeralds have blue eyes.
I note that Welsh.lensman had spotted this species in the same location:
his link will take you to the Wild about Britain forum.
his link will take you to the Wild about Britain forum.
2] Green Damselfly
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Above: details of wing
Perhaps this could be the female of the Emerald species above?
It seems that Emerald Damselflies usually perch
with their clear unpigmented wings half-open,
so I have my doubts.
Having said that, this link leads to an image
of an example with closed wings.
It is possible that [2] is a female White-Legged Damselfly:
what do you think?
There is an enlarged view here.
Unfortunately my photograph does not show
the Pterostigmata on the wings,
which should be light brown.
It does not seem a very likely identification
if you look at the distribution map.
Who can solve the mystery?
4 comments:
they are both very beautiful insects, Caroline, specially in close up. I can't help with id though, I'm not very knowledgeable about damsels and dragons unortunately
It is lovely to meet you; thanks for your visit today! These are incredible pictures. I am no help at identifying but they are magnificent to see.
I came back to give you the blog address of my friend Kanak in India. She loves damselflies etc. and has some wonderful photos also.
http://kanak7.wordpress.com/
Some excellent ID images here Caroline. Love them.
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