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Blue tailed

Blue tailed

Photo By Norman Pimlott

Blue tailed

Blue tailed

Photo By Norman Pimlott

Blue-tailed Damselfly - Ischnura elegans

The dark body and blue tip is distinctive. However a number of colour forms exist, where the abdomen can be pink (rufescens), lilac (violacea) or green (infuscans) when the damselfly first emerges, slowly turning to the blue of most mature adults.

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