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How to identify it?

Male

The male has black compound eyes and is metallic green overall. The wings are black and can be metallic green at some angles.

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Female

The female has brown compound eyes. Its body color is duller compared to the male, and overall in copper green. The wings are brown and translucent, with a small white spot at the end tip of the wing.

license: CC-BY-SA-4.0 author : LOISEAU Samuel

Sexual Dimorphism

The compound eyes grow on the two sides of the head. The antennae are setaceous and black. The thorax is well-developed, with wings and 3 pairs of slender legs attached to it. The abdomen is slender and long. The species displays sexual dimorphism (male on the left, female on the right).

license: CC-BY-SA-2.5 author : Richard Bartz

Photo By Peter Nijland , used under CC-BY-SA-4.0 /Cropped and compressed from original

Scientific Classification

Phylum

Arthropods

Class

Bugs

Order

Odes

Family

Broad-winged damselflies

Genus

Demoiselles

Species

Beautiful demoiselle

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