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Stor Farvevandnymfe
(Ischnura elegans)
Vander Linden (1820)
Vandnymfer (Coenagrionidae)
COBL
24794
Common Bluetail (gb)
Agrion Elegante (es)
Större Kustflickslända (se)
Synonyms: Blue-tailed Damselfly (gb) Common Bluetip (gb)
Measurements:
To 30-34mm
Ab 22-29mm
Hw 14-21mm
Flight period:
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Identification:
Life stages:
Distribution:
Most of Europe; absent Portugal, SW Spain, Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and northern Fennoscandinavia. Also Turkey and scattered through Russia, Caucasus and the central Asian republics to Korean peninsula and Japan. In Denmark widespread in all regions.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
LC in Denmark. LC globally. In Denmark common and widespread and increasing.
Comment:
Dijkstra and Schröter mentions the green males as immature. But I have photos of mating males that are green, why it is probably wrong to combine color and maturity when describing the species.
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661
(2 photos)
2022-05-16 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Hejresøen. Immature. |
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1180
(1 photos)
2022-06-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Tandem. |
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1181
(2 photos)
2022-06-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Mating wheel. |
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1184
(1 photos)
2022-06-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ |
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1185
(1 photos)
2022-06-04 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Young. |
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1183
(1 photos)
2022-06-21 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Teneral. |
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1054
(2 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Sydmølletværvej. The well-defined two-colored wingmark is an indication of a male. Many animals present. |
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1064
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Female of form: Rufescens |
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1063
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ Sydmølletværvej. The short spike on the back of the neck is typical of the male of this species. |
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1062
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Form: Violacea. |
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1061
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Female of form: Rufescens |
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1060
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Female of form: Typica Mating. |
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1059
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Form: Rufescens |
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1058
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Form: Violacea. |
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1057
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Form: Rufescens |
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1056
(2 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Forms: Typica (the upper animal), Rufescens (lower animal) Both are female because of the parallel running appendages. |
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1055
(1 photos)
2022-08-06 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Sydmølletværvej. Form: Violacea. |
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1079
(1 photos)
2022-08-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Enghøj lake. Mating wheel. Female form: Typica. They are at it right now. Good numbers in suited habitats. |
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1125
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Mating wheel. Female of form Rufescens. |
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1131
(2 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Form: Rufescens? It is a female, the ovipositor just showing in photo 2. But is it then a teneral rufescens and not a rufescens-obseleta because it shows signal marking on top of S8? |
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1130
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Mating wheel. Female form: Violacea. A pale female compared to others. |
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1129
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago |
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1128
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Mating wheel. Female of form: Andromorph If only seeing the color of the female, I would have thought it to be a male, with the exact same coloration. |
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1127
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Form: Violacea. |
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1126
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ |
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1124
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Mating wheel. Female of form Infuscans. |
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1123
(1 photos)
2022-08-17 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark Imago ♀ Form Rufescens-Obsoleta. I assume it is this form, with brownish pale thorax and no signal markings on S8-9. My first. I also expect some variation in amount of signal color. At least comparing with the one in Nordens Trollsländor, mine shows more than the one depicted in the book. |
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1708
(1 photos)
2023-06-29 Vinkelhuse (tårnby), Denmark Imago ♂ I guess one of the most unexpected experiences with dragonflies, that I've had. Found this in the living room window, and I have absolutely no idea where it came from. We don't live near any suited localities, why it must have been straying. I released it at a small pond in Travbaneparken, a good kilometer away, where I've seen the species. Vinkelhuse |
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2121
(2 photos)
2023-08-03 Hovedgård, Denmark Imago ♂ Fruens Have-vandhullet. With wiped-out blue on top of S8. I don't think I've seen this before. Aberrant |
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2378
(3 photos)
2023-09-14 Travbaneparken, Denmark Imago ♀ Det lille Regnvandsbassin. Form: Rufescens-Obsoleta. My first female at these ponds, and in general of this form as well (the only one without obvious signal light on S8). |
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2379
(1 photos)
2023-09-14 Travbaneparken, Denmark Imago ♂ Det lille Regnvandsbassin. One of two males present today. Hopefully connecting with female 2378. |