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The beautiful couple

07 Wednesday Jun 2023

Posted by sconzani in insects

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Beautiful Demoiselle, British damselflies, Calopteryx Virgo, damselfly, demoiselle

Another day, more beauty. This time they’re even named beautiful, Beautiful demoiselle, that is. Indeed, their scientific name, Calopteryx virgo, reflects how gorgeous their namer thought them: Calopteryx is a combination of the Greek words for beautiful, kalòs, and wings, pteryx.

230607 beautiful demoiselle male

With their glistening metallic bodies and intricate lace-like wings, these damselflies really do live up to that name. The male, shown above, boasts an iridescent blue body and dark wings. The female, below, is an equally showy bronze-green with a brownish tinge to her wings. Truly, a beautiful couple!

230607 beautiful demoiselle fem

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