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Beautiful Demoiselle - Calopteryx virgo - Bosbeekjuffer
Europe, North-Africa and Asia as far east as Japan.
The following 5 subspecies are being recognized:
Calopteryx virgo virgo - West-, Central- and Northern-Europe;
Calopteryx virgo britannica - Southern Ireland and southern United Kingdom;
Calopteryx virgo meridionalis - Southern France, Iberian Peninsula and North-Africa;
Calopteryx virgo padana - Northern Italy;
Calopteryx virgo festiva - Eastern Europe, Turkey and minor Asia.
Of this species there are no Zoo Photo´s available.