The Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is remarkable for its distinctive black and blue colouring.
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The Blue-tailed damselfly, Ischnura elegans, adult male has a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have a largely black abdomen with very narrow pale markings where each segment joins the next except segment eight is entirely pale blue.
The Blue-tailed Damselfly, Ischnura elegans, is a European damselfly. At rest, the wings of most damselfly species are held back together, unlike dragonflies, which rest with their wings out flat.
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A common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerium) on an Opium poppy leaf (Papaver somniferum - "Danebrog lace" ("Danish flag") after a rain shower. Taken in our Lincolnshire garden in 2008.
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A common blue damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) resting on a seedhead of Brown Fox Sedge (Carex vulpinoidea). Taken in our garden in Lincolnshire in 2008.
The Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is remarkable for its distinctive black and blue colouring. Adult male Azure damselflies have a head and thorax patterned with blue and black. They have an azure blue abdomen patterned with black markings. The marking on the second segment of the abdomen is U-shaped, separated from the segment's narrow terminal black band.
