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03-JUL-2012

DS1_9039.jpg

Nehalennia specosa
Pygmy Damselfly
Dværgvandnymfe

This is the smallest of all damselflies. Only about 20mm long and very, very slim. So it is tiny and fragile.
It flies about 20 cm over the ground in grass, so it's very hard to photograph.

Extinct i most of Western Europe and extremely rare in other parts. We only have a single small peat bog in the country where it still can be found

Nikon D300S ,Nikkor 200mm f/4D ED-IF AF Micro
1/250s f/10.0 at 200.0mm iso400 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
chris morton13-Jul-2012 16:04
thank you for introducing us to this rarity
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