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Female Beautiful Demoiselle ©Chris Lawrence
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Male Beautiful Demoiselle ©Guy Edwardes/2020VISION
Beautiful demoiselle
Scientific name: Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful demoiselle’s are, well, beautiful! Often confused for a dragonfly, these giants of the damselfly world are hard to miss with their metallic blue and green colours.