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Damselfly

DateSun 2011-03-20

From last spring: a large red damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula (Odonata: Coenagrionidae).  Distinguished from the small red damselfly, Ceriagrion tenellum, by its black legs.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading University grounds, Reading, UK, on 2010-05-17.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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