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Old 18-06-2010, 11:44 AM posted to rec.gardens
Pat Kiewicz[_2_] Pat Kiewicz[_2_] is offline
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Default What is this garden insect?

Alan Illeman said:


http://i45.tinypic.com/f38gmq.jpg

Very slender body, two translucent wings, each
with a white spot. Stands on leaves for hours.
Never seen more than one in the garden, at a time.

I would suggest a female black-winged damselfly.

It actually has four wings. They line up so perfectly when the insect
is at rest that you might think it only has two.

Damselflies are predatory and spend much of their time perched
and waiting for an opportunity to dash out and grab their prey.
Typical prey are small flies (mosquitos, fungus gnats and the like).

http://bbcblogger.thefrugallife.com/.../black-winged-
damselfly.html

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