A large damselfly that has a body with a metallic sheen.
豆娘,色蟌。亦称DEMOISELLE
Genus Agrion (or Calopteryx), family Calopterygidae: numerous species
Also called demoiselle
Example sentencesExamples
In the wings of pupae of many insects, the circulation may be seen; in that of the Agrion puella, a small Dragon-fly, each of the "nerves" of the wings contain trachae, or air-tubes, which branch off from the larger system in the body.
The River Gowy, which scythes through the site, provides additional habitats along its steep banks the branded agrion (damselfly) is a splendid sight in the summer.
The length of the second segment in Agrion antennata shoes that it does not belong to the genus Agrion in its stricter sense.
Yesterday, while I was out, Sheila was lucky enough to see a Red Admiral butterfly, and more unusually, a Banded Agrion Damselfly which landed very close to her.
A Banded Agrion Damselfly passed through my south Lancing garden at fence height without pausing to explore.