Damselfly I think..........?

[JHFoto]

Saw this while out the other day...

[Clicker]

Nice one JH.. Fantastic colour!

[Guest Ron]

Nice capture JH, a male Coenagrion Puella or so my ID book tells me, there you are you always wanted to know that..LOL.

Ron

[DavePerkins]

Nice photo, I had one of these land on my arm while cleaning the car the other week

[Clicker]

Well ... one learns all sorts of things on here...

You're  a regular "Oracle"  Ron !

I shall file that information away ....for future  reference ...if I remember

[JHFoto]

Nice capture JH, a male Coenagrion Puella or so my ID book tells me, there you are you always wanted to know that..LOL.

Ron

Whats that in English................................

[fuzzyedges]

Whats that in English................................

Azure damselfly 

Dragonfly's eyes are close together nearly touching where damselflies are well spaced practically opposite each other 
Dragonflies normal land with wings open opposite to damselflies which are usually closed or down over there abdomen 

[JHFoto]

Azure damselfly 

Dragonfly's eyes are close together nearly touching where damselflies are well spaced practically opposite each other 
Dragonflies normal land with wings open opposite to damselflies which are usually closed or down over there abdomen 

Ta............................................

[Clicker]

 

Azure damselfly 

Dragonfly's eyes are close together nearly touching where damselflies are well spaced practically opposite each other 
Dragonflies normal land with wings open opposite to damselflies which are usually closed or down over there abdomen 

Ta............................................

And Thanks  from me too ... more stuff to file  ...

[Ryewolf]

Nice capture, looks very similiar to the Common Blue Damselfly, I've still not seen any yet up here.

[EdwardL]

Very good, JH - sharp but good detail

[fuzzyedges]

Nice capture, looks very similiar to the Common Blue Damselfly, I've still not seen any yet up here.

The commons are about towards august 

The difference is hard to spot the azure has more blue than black and vicky verky for the common which dosnt help if there is no comparison 

The other differance is the tip of the tail the azure has a black mark like a tumbler where as the common has a wine glass / club like mark 

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/angela.tyrrell/Blue_Damselfly.html

Its actually just after the tip classed as the second segment 

[Guest Ron]

There are also 11 species of the Azure across Europe, distinguished by the markings of the second abdominal segment.

Now this is getting heavy, its a blue damselfly JH...LOL

Ron 

[fuzzyedges]

There are also 11 species of the Azure across Europe, distinguished by the markings of the second abdominal segment.

Now this is getting heavy, its a blue damselfly JH...LOL

Ron 

common or variation? ho ho ho 

[Clicker]

There are also 11 species of the Azure across Europe, distinguished by the markings of the second abdominal segment.

Now this is getting heavy, its a blue damselfly JH...LOL

Ron 

Oh dear .....I'm getting a complex ....

It's an insect ....and a pretty colour!!

[fuzzyedges]

Oh dear .....I'm getting a complex ....

It's an insect ....and a pretty colour!!

of suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata.

[Guest Ron]

Your quite right Polly its a pretty coloured insect, no more needs to be said...lol

Ron

[Clicker]

Ok ok...I feel like I've walked into the annual Entomologist's reunion....I shall now cross reference any future pic I post of any insect,  with  your names so that  I get the  poor beggar's name right even if the focus  is  not ! 

Bet you didn't anticipate all this from your initial post did yer JH?

[Guest Ron]

Ok ok...I feel like I've walked into the annual Entomologist's reunion....I shall now cross reference any future pic I post of any insect,  with  your names so that  I get the  poor beggar's name right even if the focus  is  not ! 

LOL Polly

Apologies to JH, you must be thinking all I did was post a bloody picture of a Damselfly.

Ron

[fuzzyedges]

Ok ok...I feel like I've walked into the annual Entomologist's reunion....I shall now cross reference any future pic I post of any insect,  with  your names so that  I get the  poor beggar's name right even if the focus  is  not ! 

Dont ask me I always get the ID's wrong 

[Clicker]

LOL Polly

Apologies to JH, you must be thinking all I did was post a bloody picture of a Damselfly.

Ron

And a goddamm good Damselfly at that ... phew ....try saying that  after a large aperitif !

Fuzzy  !! I regard  you as one  of the insect experts on here..

[ChrisLumix]

Whats that in English................................

Puella means "little girl" if my O Level Latin serves me.

[JHFoto]

As I said at the top of the thread it is a typical British Damselfly, I have looked it up, thanks Mr Google........

[fuzzyedges]

Coenagrion has Portuguese connotations for blue so who ever named it simply said blue girl hence Azure damsel 

 

[Paul]

Lovely capture and composition.

Paul.