Though they may look dull when they perch in the shade the Malachite Demoiselle, a delicate large damselfly have flashes of iridescence in flight.

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Though they may look dull when they perch in the shade these delicate large damselfly have flashes of iridescence in flight. The male Malachite Demoiselle is brighter than the smaller female

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Size: 5000px × 4663px
Location: Ruaha National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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