Hechos sobre: Variable damselfly
Contenido disponible sólo en inglés
The variable damselfly or variable bluet is a European damselfly. Despite its name, it is not the only blue damselfly prone to variable patterning.
Its behaviour is much like that of the azure damselfly; it usually stays close to vegetation. Immatures are often found in adjacent meadows or uncut grassy areas.
![Variable damselfly](https://tzmedia.b-cdn.net/media/images/wiki-article-component/thumb/05/05d0ee8bb9d0bc19e126bfb58f9e999a.jpg)
Description
The male variable damselfly has a distinctive "wine glass" marking on the second segment of the abdomen. This is a black U-shaped mark with a black line joining the segment's narrow terminal black band. (This distinguishes it from the Azure Damselfly which has the U-shape but no line connecting it to the terminal band.) Male forms
Female forms
Imagen: G-u-t assumed (based on copyright claims). / CC-BY-SA-3.0 / en.wikipedia.orgDistribution
The variable damselfly occurs throughout Europe. Scattered and uncommon in mainland Britain but widespread and common in Ireland.