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Photography => Nature => Topic started by: paul_reeves on July 13, 2013, 04:39:10 PM

Title: Rouge Damselfly
Post by: paul_reeves on July 13, 2013, 04:39:10 PM

I went to Rouge Park at Steeles and Reesor yesterday and again the bugs were much more accommodating than the birds. I came across this Damselfly which I think is a female Familiar Bluet but I would appreciate some confirmation from someone who knows these critters better than I do. The first two images were taken about an hour before the next three and are two different bugs. I'm wondering if they are two different species and am I even correct in identifying them as a Familiar Bluet?

(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/insects/damselflies/powdered_dancer/powdered_dancer_3654.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/insects/damselflies/powdered_dancer/powdered_dancer_3653.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/insects/damselflies/powdered_dancer/powdered_dancer_3666.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/insects/damselflies/powdered_dancer/powdered_dancer_3662.jpg)
(http://www.paulreeves.ca/images/nature/insects/damselflies/powdered_dancer/powdered_dancer_3676.jpg)

TIA for the help.

Title: Re: Rouge Damselfly
Post by: Reuven_M on July 14, 2013, 05:29:58 PM

These are female powdered dancers, which hold their wings away from their abdomen unlike bluets. Female bluets mostly require a microscope to identify.

Title: Re: Rouge Damselfly
Post by: paul_reeves on July 14, 2013, 05:40:46 PM

Thank you Reuven.