Section 2: Lakefly Invertebrate Identification
Estimated Time For Lesson: 3 minutes
ID Notes
Damselflies are delicate and slender and closely related to dragonflies.
Damselflies swim with gentle, undulating movements of their bodies, aided by their tails.
They have 3 pairs of visible legs
3 long tails, like flattened plates (called caudal lamellae) used for breathing and swimming
They have slender bodies
Tails can be broken off causing come confusion.
