Azure damselfly
Coenagrion puella
CommonPhoto: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0
Insectinsectivore
The azure bluet is a delicate damselfly with striking black-and-blue markings. It thrives near still waters like ponds and lakes across much of Europe, where you can spot it darting about on summer days.
- Males have vivid blue bodies with bold black patterns
- Often rests with wings folded together above its body
- Flies with quick, fluttering movements near water's edge
FreshwaterWetlandEurope
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- Classification
- Insect
- Scientific name
- Coenagrion puella
- Habitat
- Freshwater, Wetland
- Regions in this directory
- Europe
- Diet
- insectivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern (LC)