Nicola Toki's critter of the week is the Blue damselfly (Austrolestes colensonis), which is the smaller cousin of the dragonfly. The males are blue and the females are a greener shade.
Nicola Toki is DoC's threatened species ambassador and joins us every week to talk about one of New Zealand's less loved native critters.
Austrolestes colensonis Blue damselfly Photo: Kane Fleury / Commons [https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KF_Austrolestes_colensonis_1.jpg] / CC BY 4.0
