Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
The Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) is an insect 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. The Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans) is distinctive due to being mainly dark, with a single blue band close to the end of the abdomen. It is adapted to a wide range of habitat types and water conditions, including being the most pollution tolerant, so on occasions will be the only species present. It is a frequent coloniser of garden ponds. The flight period is from the end of May to September. Nationally it is very common throughout lowland Britain.
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Location: north lincolnshire, england, united kingdom
Photo credit: © LEE BEEL / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: beel, blue, bluetailed, damsel, damselfly, elegans, fly, insect, invertebrate, ischnura, life, odonata, pond, pondlife, tailed, zygoptera
