Calopteryx splendens, copula
Calopteryx splendens (copula)
English name: Banded Demoiselle
Dutch name: Weidebeekjuffer
Photo taken at Plateaux / Hageven, Belgium,
August 1998

Note: Calopteryx species are best identified looking at males, as females can be difficult to identify in the field. Calopteryx splendens has a black band on each wing, leaving about the base half and wing tip clear.

© 2005 by Antoine van der Heijden