New garden species

Coenagrion pulchellum (Variable damselfly)♂︎

Last update: 30 November 2019
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Common

LOCATION: Krimpen aan den IJssel, garden

OBSERVATION:


A new damselfly species visited the garden this day, the Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) [1].

Variable damselfly ♂︎ (Coenagrion pulchellum)

The blue color means it is a mal. A characteristic of this species is the thin abdomen. Very graceful.


Literature

1 Vlinderstichting.nl, "Libellen", De Vlinderstichting

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