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The Azure Damselfly (Pyrrhosoma nymphula) is of the family Coenagrionidae which is in the genus Coenagrion.
It is the most abundant bluet in Europe and also occurs in parts of northern
Africa and western Asia. It is absent from northern latitudes and from eastern Iberia. The flight period is from April to September, peaking in June and July.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds