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Banded Demoiselle |
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Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens)
Male Banded Demoiselle
Female Banded Demoiselle
The Banded Demoiselle can be seen between late May and the end of August. It breeds at slow-flowing shallow river locations and can also be seen on canal margins and occasionally at larger still-water locations such as lakes. The body of the male is a metallic blue-green with a dark bluish band in each wing. The female has a dark metallic green body and a light greenish coloration to the wings. The species has a predominantly southern UK distribution which begins south and east of the Pennines. It can be found throughout Ireland.
Vice County distribution of Banded Demoiselle up to 1990 (Data supplied by Biological Records Centre)
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