Blue-tailed Damselfly

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Ischnura elegans

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Mature males always have a blue spot at the "tail" (S8), blue ant-humeral stripes on the thorax and blue eyes. Females vary with at least 5 different colour forms.

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Abundant throughout the British Isles.

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Found in a very wide range of lowland habitats including brackish or polluted water where it may be the only species present.

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I. elegans

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