tarboat's photos with the keyword: variable damselfly

Sometimes you have to look very closely to identify a damselfly. At first glance this is a male Azure Damselfly ( Coenagrion puella ), particularly as the antehumeral stripes are unbroken. It is only on close inspection that the other markings prove that it is actually the Variable Damselfly ( Coenagrion pulchellum ) once again living up to its name.