Senegal Golden Dartlet Mating (Ischnura senegalensis) at Pune.

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Senegal Golden Dartlet Mating (Ischnura senegalensis) at Pune. A small pale green damselfly with black and yellow thoracic stripes. Abdomen is yellow and has basal and terminal blue spots. Eyes are black in uppersude, underside pale green to yellow . Two bright blue spot present behind the eyes. Thorax is Bronze backed with pale green sides and yellow underside. Damselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are insects in the order Odonata. Damselflies are similar to dragonflies, but the adults can be differentiated by the fact that the wings of most damselflies are held along, and parallel to, the body when at rest. Furthermore, the hindwing of the damselfly is essentially similar to the forewing, while the hindwing of the dragonfly broadens near the base. Damselflies are also usually smaller, weaker fliers than dragonflies, and their eyes are separated.

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Size: 3396px × 5074px
Location: Pune, India
Photo credit: © Avinash Harpude / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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