"fiddlehead fern"

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28 April 2025

A Blue Mormon butterfly (Papilio polymnestor), a large swallowtail species and the second-largest butterfly in India with a wingspan of 120 to 150 mm, is seen sitting on a fiddlehead fern and other forest weed leaves at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on April 26, 2025.

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#11643374

6 October 2024

A Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), also known as a Yellow Waxtail, perches on a Diplazium esculentum (fiddlehead fern) leaf in an upright position, looking down from above, in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 6, 2024. This medium-sized pale green damselfly, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae, is commonly found near ponds, rivers, and canals in South Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal, and often breeds in shallow water bodies with dense aquatic vegetation.

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6 October 2024

A Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), also known as a Yellow Waxtail, perches on a Diplazium esculentum (fiddlehead fern) leaf in an upright position, looking down from above, in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 6, 2024. This medium-sized pale green damselfly, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae, is commonly found near ponds, rivers, and canals in South Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal, and often breeds in shallow water bodies with dense aquatic vegetation.

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#11643386

6 October 2024

A Coromandel Marsh Dart (Ceriagrion coromandelianum), also known as a Yellow Waxtail, perches on a Diplazium esculentum (fiddlehead fern) leaf in an upright position, looking down from above, in a forest at Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on October 6, 2024. This medium-sized pale green damselfly, belonging to the family Coenagrionidae, is commonly found near ponds, rivers, and canals in South Asian countries, including India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and Nepal, and often breeds in shallow water bodies with dense aquatic vegetation.

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