damselflies in English

noun
1
a slender insect related to the dragonflies, having weak flight and typically resting with the wings folded back along the body.
The reserve is already home to several species of dragonfly, damselflies and is used by wading birds, all of which are expected to benefit from the new pond.

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1. The New England Bluet is one of 23 species of damselflies in the genus Enallagma found in New York State

2. Adult Antlions are much larger than their larvae and look like fragile, drab damselflies, with an elongated body, four intricately veined wings mottled with browns and black, and clubbed or curved antennae about as long as the combined head and thorax

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