The azure damselfly is a small, very slender dragonfly with a maximum wingspan of 5 cm. The species is between 33 and 35 millimeters long. Like most species of the genus Coenagrion, the azure damselfly is difficult to identify. Characteristic is the horseshoe-shaped black spot on the second abdomen segment. The females occur in a dark and a light variant.The males have a lighter and more extensive blue than other damselflies. There is usually a U-shaped black mark on segment 2, which is not connected to the hind margin. The black pieces on segments 3, 4, and 5 are very short, all about one-fifth of the segment length. This makes the middle part of the abdomen appear very blue, with a regular pattern of black spots. Segment 6 is about half black, segment 7 is almost entirely black. Segments 8 and 9 are mostly blue. On the side of the abdomen, the black spots extend into a narrow stripe towards the leading edge of the segments. The shoulder stripes are normally developed.
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