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Blue Damselfly mating: vibrant colours

The Common blue damselfly is our most common damselfly and can be found around almost any waterbody, or away from breeding sites in grassland and woodland. It is a regular visitor to gardens and is on the wing from April to September. They are in vibrant blue colour.

The Common blue damselfly is an aggressive species: males will defend their females as they lay their eggs, both from their own kind and other species. As with other damselflies, when Common blues mate they form a 'mating wheel' in which the male clasps the female by the neck and she bends her body around to his reproductive organs.

Common Blue Damselfly 

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Blue Damselfly mating

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You can read about Common Damselfly in more detail

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