Damselflies of the World Trivia Questions

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Sample Damselflies of the World Quiz Questions

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  1. This enormous Neotropical species hovers in front of orb webs and plucks the spider out of its own snare.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Eastern Forktail
    • Blue-winged Helicopter
    • Common Blue Damselfly
    • Lemon-tipped Helicopter
  2. This North American stream species has a metallic emerald body and entirely sooty wings, and flutters through shaded woodland like a small butterfly.

    Difficulty: Medium
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    • River Jewelwing
    • Ebony Jewelwing
    • Sparkling Jewelwing
    • American Rubyspot
  3. This European river species has a metallic cobalt male carrying a broad dark thumbprint across the middle of each wing.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Copper Demoiselle
    • Banded Demoiselle
    • Sparkling Jewelwing
    • Beautiful Demoiselle
  4. This widespread stream species has a brilliant crimson patch at the base of each wing above a metallic bronze body.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Canyon Rubyspot
    • Ebony Jewelwing
    • American Rubyspot
    • Beautiful Demoiselle
  5. This small European pond species is sky-coloured with black bands, and carries a mark shaped like a wine goblet behind the head.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Skimming Bluet
    • Double-striped Bluet
    • Variable Bluet
    • Azure Damselfly
  6. This European species has a male whose wings are almost entirely dark metallic, and it prefers faster, stonier streams than its lowland relative.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Beautiful Demoiselle
    • Ebony Jewelwing
    • Sparkling Jewelwing
    • Banded Demoiselle
  7. This small European species is dark with a single bright band near the tail tip, and its females come in five colour forms.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Azure Damselfly
    • Blue-tailed Damselfly
    • Skimming Bluet
    • Australian Bluetail
  8. This is Europe's most numerous small sky-coloured pond species, and its females submerge completely to lay eggs in underwater stems.

    Difficulty: Hard
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    • Australian Bluetail
    • Common Blue Damselfly
    • Double-striped Bluet
    • Blue-tailed Damselfly

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