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portraits
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The male abdomen is bright blue, slightly waisted at s3. Both sexes have a continuous dark line down the centre of the abdomen and long thin wing-spots. Their thoraces do not show any significant marks. Both sexes show a yellow costa and the abdomen seems to droop slightly in flight.
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This male has seen a lot of action but he'll still be able to fly and feed.
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male
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A female blue-form (ovipositing).
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A female green-form (ovipositing).


emergence
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ovipositing
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female usually alone while laying into water or onto vegetation
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abdomen is inserted well down into the water to lay eggs on the plant stem
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in flight
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