Damselflies are pink on emergence, but quickly change to their proper colour. This male Common Blue Damselfly is just showing tiny hints of blue: Enallagma cyathigerum.
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And here are two females:
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Last week I showed the male Large Red Damselfly. This is the female:
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Heath Speedwell is one of my favourites, with its large, mauve flowers.
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Mouse-ear Hawkweed is quite distinctive. This is the only place I find it locally.
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2 comments:
Interesting - my common blue damsel females are green, not blue!
3 colour variants of the female. One is green.
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