Aurora Bluetail

Ischnura aurora · Order: Odonata · Family: Coenagrionidae

Also called: Golden Dartlet, Gossamer Damselfly

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The Aurora Bluetail is a small apple-green damselfly; males have black thoracic stripes, blue-tipped yellow tails and distinct wing spots, while females lack the blue markings and show a broad black stripe on the abdomen.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

Males have black half-moon caps on the eyes, olive-green below, two azure spots behind the eyes, a black thorax with pale green stripes, pale greenish-white legs with a vertical femur stripe, transparent wings with rose-red spots on forewings and pale grey on hindwings, and a bright reddish-yellow abdomen with specific black and blue markings. Females show a brown half-moon cap on the eyes, green below, a black thorax with orange stripes, pale white legs with vertical black femur stripes, and a broad black stripe along the abdomen without azure blue markings on the last segments.

Source: Wikipedia