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Blue-winged Helicopter Damselfly
Stanley Jones

Blue-winged Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus caerulatus)

Blue-winged Helicopter Damselfly (Megaloprepus caerulatus: Pseudostigmatidae) Worlds largest damselfly. Body length for large males can exceed 12 cm (4.7 in) with a wingspan of 19 cm (7.5 in).
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Habitat
About half-way up the paved road (foot-traffic only) to the summit of Cerro Cedro near 500 ft (152 m) elevation. This road cuts through a tropical lowland moist broadleaf forest (rain forest)
Location
Metropolitan National Park, Panamá City, Panamá Province, Panamá.
Date taken
December 2021
Scientific name
Megaloprepus caerulatus
Equipment used
Canon
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Kits
A perfect name for this gorgeous damselfly, Stanley.
 
delia todd
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LOL they sure have the design of a helicopter, don't they!!

A fabulous macro flight image this Stanley - excellent work my friend.
 
bievreJJ
splendid photo of this little drone, with awesome details and colors, Stanley, a real topper, love it, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
584
Comment count
8

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/640 second(s)
ISO
5000
Filename
Blue-winged Helicopter, Metropolitan NF, Panama.jpg
File size
656.6 KB
Date taken
Sun, 12 December 2021 2:22 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 921px

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