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Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

Close-up of a male Emerald Damselfly (Lestes Sponsa) holding on to a straw

Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.

Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies, which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Anisoptera, but are smaller and have slimmer bodies.

Beautiful coloful dragonfly sitting on a flower

Predatory bush cricket, or the spiked magician (Saga pedo, Orthoptera), largest endangered grasshopper in Europe, Red Book

$Field characters: Tot 44-50mm, Ab 29-35mm, Hw 35-41mm.\n\nKnown as 'blue arrows', the males of this active species, sheering fast and low above water or perching on open ground beside it, are one of the most familiar dragonfly sights in our area.\nRange and Status: Found throughout our area, with the exception of the northern Scandinavia. one of the most common species.\nHabitat: Larger standing or slow-flowing waters, generally open and often with margins without vegetation, such as lakes, sandpits, rivers and canals.\nFlight Season: From the end of April to the beginning of September, most abundant from June to August.\n\nThis is a common Species on the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek ἔντομον

Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.

Tailless whip scorpion, Amblypygi. Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

Male of a small shiny dragonfly Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on the grass on the river bank

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a leaf

A close up of a Camel Cricket on a foundation wall.

$Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Colorful natural closeup on the brilliant red Anastrangalia reyi, longhorn beetle on a white flower in the field

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

Banded demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.

Acanthocinus aedilis - long horned beetle - Siberian Timberman

Beautiful blue incest with long feelers, Rosalia Longicorn, Rosalia alpina, in the nature green forest habitat, sitting on the green larch, Czech republic, longhorn beetle, longicorn

Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Damselfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is a Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.

Head-on view of a white peacock butterfly on a leaf

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