Variable Bluet

Variable Bluet Coenagrion pulchellum

Syn. Variable Damselfly

Common in southern Finland, more uncommon in central Finland, unrecorded in North. Lives in most standing water biotopes, from small ponds to lake bays and slow-moving parts of large rivers. Very variable.

Flight period: early June - early August

A dark male. Extent of dark markings varies significantly. Petri Metsälä.

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