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371:, but large numbers can sometimes be found in lush bankside plants and on floating objects. They court females by opening their wings and performing an aerial dance. They are usually found in canals and quiet rivers with muddy bottoms located in open country.
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have very long legs and are stick-shaped. They develop over two years, usually. They tolerate muddy water and overwinter buried in mud. When they are ready to moult into an adult, they climb up a suitable reed or plant and shed their skin.
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This is a large damselfly with a total length of up to 48 millimetres (1.9 in) and a hindwing length of up to 36 millimetres (1.4 in).
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27:Species of damselfly
18:Calopteryx splendens
286:coast eastwards to
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301:Description
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448:Green male
278:. It is a
188:Calopteryx
163:Suborder:
137:Arthropoda
460:Blue male
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387:coast to
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147:Insecta
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515:Male
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375:Range
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951:NCBI
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886:GBIF
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787:1569
652:ISBN
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