Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens Sandwich Kent

            Only two species of damselfly in Britain have obviously coloured wings. They both belong to the genus Calopteryx. In this species the wings of the mature male have a dark blue-black band across the central portion and those of the female are iridescent pale-green. The body colour is metallic blue-green in the male and green with a bronze tip in the female. The flight is fluttering, butterfly-like and the male often perform a fluttering display flight in front of females. British-dragonflies.org.uk
   

Taken on: June 21, 2019

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Sets appears in: • prints • in Explore

Groups appears in: • Dragonflies • For The Love Of Dragonflies more » • Excellent Dragonflies • Kent Wildlife • in explore • Sandwich bay Bird Observatory « less

Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II, f/9.0, 1/320 sec, 400mm, ISO 250 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 7D Mark II
Lens:	EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
Aperture:	f/9.0
Exposure Time:	0.003 sec (1/320)
Focal Length:	400mm
ISO:	250
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 8.0 (Macintosh)
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