Posted on June 24, 2015 By Michael Griffiths
Sunrise: 04.47 Sunset: 09.35
Category: Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve Tags: Blue Azure Damselfly, Canon 500D DSLR camera., Canon EFS 60 mm f2.8 macro lens, Insects, Kidderminster, Macro photography, nature, Nature Conservation, Nature Photography., Photography, Shetland Cattle, Stourport on Severn, Wilden Marsh, Wilden Marsh Nature Reserve, wildlife photography, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
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Very nice.
I hope you won’t mind me saying that I’m pretty sure that’s an Azure Damselfly not a Common Blue… I learnt recently that you can tell the difference by looking at the top of the ‘tail’ just under the top of the wings. On an Azure there is a flat-bottomed U shape, and on the Common Blue there is a mushroom shape. Certainly made my life easier when trying to identify which is which, hope you’ll find it useful 🙂
Excellent, Suzy! Thank you for pointing out that my image is of a blue azure, and not a common blue damselfly. They can be very variable, but the lack of a spot on the segment after the abdomen is the identifier.
No, I certainly don’t mind you pointing out my mistake; I welcome it. 🙂