Emerging from late May through to August the Beautiful Demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is in my opinion a stunning damselfly.
The males (above) are generally more obvious in flight or when perched whereas the female (below) tends to hide away but the individual below was very obliging.
We have a damselfly here called Ebony Jewelwing which is superficially somewhat similar.
ReplyDeleteThis beautiful critter is very common in Italy.
ReplyDeleteHi, Frank. Your Beautiful Demoiselle is very similar to the Ebony Jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) found here in southern Ohio, U.S. All of your posts are interesting. I enjoy finding the similarities and differences between the wildlife you see and what I am seeing here. Thanks for continuing to maintain such a fine blog.
ReplyDeleteFantastic pictures. Really beautiful insects.
ReplyDeleteKarin
Hi Frank,
ReplyDeleteSuperb pics, they certainly live up to their name.