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| Sympecma fusca (female) | |
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| Dutch name: | Bruine winterjuffer |
| Photo taken at the Stevensbergen, Luyksgestel, NB (NL),
27th of March 1999 |
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Note: Damselflies of the genus Sympecma (containing only 2 European species), are the only Odonata surviving winter. They hibernate but on a warm winter day, they become active and can be found flying. This species is not very common in Western Europe (has in fact never been seen in the UK), but gets abundant to the Southeast (and is the most common odonate in Hungary!).
© 2005 by Antoine van der Heijden