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Blue Damselflies

suborder Zygoptera

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Common Blue Damselfly (male).
Common Blue Damselfly (male).

There are 6 species of blue damselfly in Ireland, some of which are shown here.

Common Blue Damselfly (male).
Common Blue Damselfly (male).
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Common Blue Damselfly (female) on Algae. Females can be blue, green or brown with black markings.
Common Blue Damselfly (female) on Algae. Females can be blue, green or brown with black markings.
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Common Blue Damselfly (female).
Common Blue Damselfly (female).
Common Blue Damselfly (female).
Common Blue Damselfly (female).
Common Blue Damselfly (teneral female).
Common Blue Damselfly (teneral female).
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Azure Damselfly - Complete antehumeral stripes and a u-shaped mark on the 2nd abdominal segment.
Azure Damselfly - Complete antehumeral stripes and a u-shaped mark on the 2nd abdominal segment.
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Azure Damselflies mating (Coenagrion puella).
Azure Damselflies mating (Coenagrion puella).
Variable Damselfly - Wine-glass-shaped mark on the 2nd abdominal segment and an interrupted antehumeral stripe on the thorax of males.
Variable Damselfly - Wine-glass-shaped mark on the 2nd abdominal segment and an interrupted antehumeral stripe on the thorax of males.
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Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum).
Variable Damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum).
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans).
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans).
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