As with the female, the brown shading on the wings of this Beautiful Demoiselle tell us that this male is not yet fully mature. His wings will darken to black, possibly shading to clear over a short stretch at the inner and outer ends. They are also distinguished by their metallic blue body colour, as opposed to the female's metallic green.

Surrey Whiteley Woods Dragonflies Damselflies Beautiful Demoiselle Male Semi-mature Wildlife in England

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