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Variable Damselfly

Male_large-red_Damselfly(Pyrrhosoma_nymphula),Crowle_NNR,Lincolnshire_copy.jpg Variable_Damselfly_Rimac_21-05-2008_LBC_.jpg LREDF.JPG
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Filename:Variable_Damselfly_Rimac_21-05-2008_LBC_.jpg
Album name:Paul Burton / Dragonflies and Damselflies in Lincs
Photographer Name::Paul Burton
Date and Lincs Location::21-05-08 Rimac
Camera Type and Info::Fujifilm Finepix S8000fd
Filesize:83 KiB
Date added:May 21, 2008
Dimensions:672 x 464 pixels
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URL:http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/album/displayimage.php?pid=8229
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Stephen Routledge   [May 22, 2008 at 01:14 PM]
Hi Paul,this is in fact a female Azure Damselfly,it looks very similar to female Variable,but the following features seperate the species from the afore mentioned Variable,1.The differantly shaped pronotum,this is the area between the head and the thorax,in Variable the pronotum is sharply incised,in Azure it is flat or gently curved.2,There is no bar between the post-ocular spots(eye spots).If you check out Nick's photo you can see these features clearly.
Paul Burton   [May 22, 2008 at 10:33 PM]
Hi Stephen, Thanks for the info. I am still a bit of a novice with the Dragons & Damsels, but probably should have looked more closely. I used the one page guide from the WildGuides British Damselflies book and focused purely on the abdomen. From your description and looking at Nicks photo I can clearly see the difference. Thanks again for your help. Embarrassed Embarrassed
Stephen Routledge   [May 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM]
Glad to be of assistance,though iam a bit of a Dragonfly nerd Very Happy

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