Comparison of second abdominal segment in male blue damselflies

Common blue damselfly
Enallagma cyathigerum

round marking joined to black ring at posterior edge of segment
Irish damselfly
Coenagrion lunulatum

crescent or boomerang-shaped marking not joined to other black markings
Azure damselfly
Coenagrion puella

U-shaped marking not joined to black ring at posterior edge of segment
Variable damselfly
Coenagrion pulchellum

U-shaped marking joined to black ring at posterior edge of segment to make wineglass shape

Nelson, B., Thompson, R. & Morrow, C., 2000 (June 29). [In] DragonflyIreland http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/dragonflyireland/


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