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Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (copper demoiselle)

Sex: Female

Location: North-Western Italy

Geography: Slow, small stream

    Common Name(s)

    Copper demoiselle

    Distribution

    Common in the Mediterranean Basin (Western Europe) and North Africa. 

    Identification

    A large damselfly. Males have a dark, metallic body (copper, gold or reddish coloured) and darkly coloured wings. The underside of the final three segments of their abdomen is a reddish pink colour. Females have a green to bronze metallic body and light brown wings with dark brown tips.

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