Dawn Bluetail Damselfly (species: Ischnura aurora) in Royal NP (Gaia Guide)
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Ischnura aurora
Dawn Bluetail Damselfly


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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Odonata
Family Coenagrionidae
Genus Ischnura
Species Ischnura aurora

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Distinguishing features

A small apple green damselfly with black thoracic stripes and blue tipped yellow tail. Eyes of male have black half moon like cap above, olive green to dark olive below, which fade to pale olive beneath. Two azure blue spots are present behind the eyes. Thorax is shinning black with two pale grass green stripes. Sides are light green and white below. Abdomen is bright yellow. The second and seventh segments have upper narrow and broad black marks respectively. Segments 8-10 are entirely azure blue. The 10th segment has an upper black spot. (Wikipedia)

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