damselfly 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. Boreal Bluet Damselfly (Enallagma boreale): They have a big western presence and a smaller presence in the boreal forests of the Upper Midwest and New England

2. Creatures that are an Arthropod: Ant Atlas Butterfly Bee Black Widow Blue Damselfly Bocydium Globulare Buffoark Butterfly Centipede Cockroach Crab Cricket Daddy Long Legs

3. Although the male-like females have an overall lower birth rate than other females, they do still mate and reproduce, maintaining the mimicry in the damselfly population.

4. Centaurea, a plant genus in the family Asteraceae; Several plant genera in the family Rubiaceae, notably: Houstonia; Oldenlandiopsis or "creeping Bluet"; Some damselfly genera in the family Coenagrionidae:

5. New Bugs include the Atlas moth, Paper kite butterfly, Great purple emperor, Madagascan sunset moth, Damselfly, Blue weevil beetle, Common bluebottle, Drone beetle, Earth-boring dung beetle, Man-faced stink bug, and Rosalia batesi beetle