2019

TL2212 : Damselfly at Lemsford Springs: Agrion splendens (female)

taken 5 years ago, near to Stanborough, Hertfordshire, England

Damselfly at Lemsford Springs: Agrion splendens (female)
Damselfly at Lemsford Springs: Agrion splendens (female)
I was able to photograph both males and females. This is a female, somewhat cryptically coloured. The males were blue, with dark, smoky-looking wings: Link - altogether more conspicuous.

I know very little about damselflies, and initially identified the colony at Lemsford as Agrion virgo. Hugh Venables - who knows a lot more about damselflies than I do - assures me that this is A. splendens rather than A. virgo. My initial identification took into consideration habitat at Lemsford - clear water flowing over gravelly and sandy stream-beds - which might suggest A. virgo.

The site protected by Lemsford Springs nature reserve includes old watercress beds.

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This photo is linked from: Articles: · Images shortlisted for POTY, 2019 Automatic Clusters: · Lemsford Springs [3] · Agrion Splendens [2] · Nature Reserve [2] ·
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TL2212, 38 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Stefan Czapski   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 26 May, 2019   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 28 May, 2019
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 2218 1210 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:47.6529N 0:13.7858W
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