Damselflies, near South Cerney

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Damselflies, near South Cerney

Image: © Brian Robert Marshall Taken: 9 Jul 2007

There were many of these distinctive insects around the margins of the lake. These are common blue ones as the shape just below the wing joint is rugby ball shaped. On the otherwise similar Azure Damselfly the shape is closer to rugby posts. More details at: http://british-dragonflies.org.uk/

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Image Location

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Latitude
51.669492
Longitude
-1.912181