Calopteryx xanthostoma (Western Demoiselle)

Now these really are difficult to separate from C. splendens.

Id Notes

  • ♂ – metallic blue body
  • ♂ – wings dark blue at outboard, always to wing tip and down to or a little beyond the node
  • ♀ – metallic green body
  • ♀ – wings clear with greenish tint and white pseudo-pterostigma
  • ♀ – dorsal side of last couple of abdominal segments is dull brown, not metallic
male female pair in tandem

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