Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (1 male, 4 females)
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (male in the deadly clutch of Archyope bruennichi)
Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis (female caught and eaten by a teneral male Orthetrum cancellatum)
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Dutch name:	Koperen beekjuffer
Photos taken at the Canal de Vergière, Crau, Southern France, 20th of July 2001

Note: Le Canal de Vergière in the Crau region in Southern France is densely populated by this beautiful damselfly species. During our visit to the canal, there was a stron mistral blowing and most dragonflies looked for cover between the banks of the canal. Some dragonflies, like the Orthetrum cancellatum on the bottom picture, were obviously getting hungry, because they started eating bigger prey than they usually do: large damselflies. And the spiders also had food enough.

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