[NT] Common Blue Damselfly. June 2018

Damselflies are insects in the sub-order Zygoptera (meaning "paired-wings"). All four wings are near enough equal in size and shape.

 

These could be considered to be the most typical British damselfly. It shares its blue and black colouration with several other species. It can be distinguished from the others by its broad ante-humeral stripes and all blue side to the thorax.

Length: 32mm

 

Seen at National Trust, Packwood House Lake, Warwickshire.

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