Common Bluetail (Ischnura senegalensis)

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Latin Name	Observation Date	Location
*Ischnura senegalensis*	Oct 08, 2026	Natore, Bangladesh

Scientific Name:
In the scientific world, this insect is known as Ischnura senegalensis. In English, they are commonly called common bluetail, marsh bluetail, and Senegal golden dartlet.
Family and Genus:
According to classification, this insect is a species belonging to the family Coenagrionidae of the order Odonata and the genus Ischnura.

Origin and Habitat:
They are very widely distributed starting from Africa through the Middle East to southern and eastern Asia. Mainly, they live and breed in wetlands, grassy ponds, and wet humid wetlands.

Physical Description:
This is a small-sized damselfly whose eyes have a black cap on top and look bluish-green. Their dorsal part is black, and the sides of the body look quite attractive with a mixture of green and blue colors. In addition, color variation or polymorphism is seen among the female insects of this species.

Food and Reproduction:
They hunt and eat various small insects. For reproduction, they mainly choose water bodies, weed-filled ponds, and humid wetlands.

Benefits:
These small insects play a wonderful role in protecting the natural food chain and controlling mosquitoes and other harmful insects.

Harmful Aspects:
They have no harmful effects or drawbacks for humans or crops. They are completely beneficial natural insects.

I learned about them from various sites including iNaturalist, Wikipedia and Google.

_{(All posts are written in Bengali and translated into English using Google Translate.)}

Camera Used	Samsung SM-G973F
F-Stop	F2.4
ISO speed	ISO
Focal length	26mm
Flash	No
Editing app	Lightroom
Photography	(Ischnura senegalensis)
Photographer	@mshbd
Location	Natore, Bangladesh