The Scarce Blue-tailed is a small
damselfly usually found in shallow wetland sites such as bog pools or slow-flowing
water fed by seepages and flushes.
Males have a black abdomen with green or blue sides and a small patch of
blue near the tip covering segments eight and nine.
They fly low over water in sunny & warm conditions, often
perching on emergent vegetation such as Water St. John's
Wort.
Females are either greeny when mature and
can be observed ovipositing into the base of emergent
vegetation. They are a stunning, vibrant orange in the immature aurantiaca phase.,
although very fresh individuals appear pink. The
transitional phase just before maturity is a striking
mix of orange and green.
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