Bluetail damselfly[edit | edit source]

(Ischnura senegalensis)


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Ischnura senegalensis (Bluetail) damselfly



Memo

I found it around the pond in the park.

It looks a dragonfly. However it's a different from dragonfles [5].
It's called 'Damselfly'.

Dragonflies and Damselflies: How to Tell the Difference (Scottish Wildlife Trust)


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Data
Common name: Bluetail, Marsh bluetail
Japanese name: アオモンイトトンボ (Aomon-itotonbo)
Scientific name: Ischnura senegalensis
Family name: Coenagrionidae
Date taken: August 06, 2014
Place: A park in Fukuoka, Japan



References[edit | edit source]

  1. The Encyclopædia Britannica 15th edition - Damselfly
  2. Wikipedia.org - Ischnura senegalensis
  3. Wikipedia.org (Japanese) - イトトンボ (Itotonbo); アオモンイトトンボ (Aomon-itotonbo)Ischnura senegalensis
  4. English-Japanese, Japanese-English two million words technical term, 2010 The CJK Dictionary Institute, Inc. - Coenagrionidae
  5. Scottish Wildlife Trust - Dragonflies and Damselflies: How to Tell the Difference