Marbled malachite  (Ecchlorolestes peringueyi)

Description

This large damselfly earns its common name for its dark metallic, cryptic colouration (2), which perfectly camouflages it against the mottled, lichen-covered boulders upon which it habitually sits (3). The body is primarily black, but features brown markings along the long, slender abdomen, particularly at the joints between segments, and there is bluish, slate-grey colouring at the tip.

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