large red damselfly
pyrrhosoma nymphula
feeding
in tandem
male with probable typica female
... male with probable fulvipes female
... male with melanotum female
... male with typica female
ovipositing
the male stays with the female while she lays eggs into vegetation
male with melanotum female
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mating
portraits
male
Female form
typica
: the most common female form that has more black on its segments than the male.
Female form
fulvipes
: darker than the male but less dark than form
typica
.
Female form
melanotum
: most of the abdominal segments are very dark. This is an immature specimen.
male
immature female, type fulvipes
immature male
female
female
