Damselfly - Variable Bluet (Coenagrion pulchellum)

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 9:30 am

With addition of tinny white flowers. (left-down corner)

Notice shadow of damselfly's body on the leaf.

Camera model Olympus SP-320
Date/time 13.05.2006/09:52:50
Exposure time 1/640 s
F-number f/3.5
ISO 64
Focal length 8 mm

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 2:06 pm

Very beautiful little damselfly Nikola. I love the hairs on the leaves. ..Great focus

Ken Ramos · Post by **Ken Ramos** » Mon Nov 13, 2006 5:57 pm

Doug said:

I love the hairs on the leaves.

What hairs?

I've seen more hairs on a piece of bacon...sometimes maybe even in a biscuit.

Hairs or no hairs, a very nice damsel there Nikola.

beetleman · Post by **beetleman** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 5:41 am

OK, OK, it is more like a fuzz...I guess my brain is in macro mode and I am seeing in 10x zoom

Erland R.N. · Post by **Erland R.N.** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 6:49 am

This is a male Varible Bluet, Coenagrion pulchellum.
It is very dark, but as the name suggest, this species varies much in extension of the dark markings on abdomen (tail) etc.

This one is very dark, but south-eastern males are known to be dark.

Some treat these dark individuals as a subspecies, C. pulchellum mediterraneum.

MacroLuv · Post by **MacroLuv** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 11:15 am

Thanks for comments guys!

Especially to Erland for ID. The differences only an experienced eyes could see.
Title corrected.