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Post by Iainp »

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Taken yesterday at Lee Valley in Herfordshire.

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Post by Harold Gough »

Nice!

It seems to be the Common Blue damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum, with the female of the "heterochrome form" i.e. yellow instead of blue.

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Thanks. I photographed around 8 different species yesterday but hadn't got round to trying to identify them, so you saved me some Google search time!

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Post by Harold Gough »

I recommend the NHS/FSC Guide to dragonflies and damselflies of Britain ISBN 978-1-85153-863-8 available:

http://www.field-studies-council.org/pu ... index.aspx

In particular:

http://www.field-studies-council.org/pu ... ?Code=OP53

The pictures are a bit too small but it is quick to use.

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Post by Iainp »

That's exactly what I've been looking for. Cheap too!
I'm also ordering the Diatom one; I've been looking around for ages for a guide that's got the right level of detail at a decent price.

Many thanks,

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Lovely shot!
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Great capture!!
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Post by beetleman »

:smt044 :smt082 :smt081 That is exactly what it looks like he is thinking.
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