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This 'streamside butterfly' is our most familiar riverine Odonate. It is a variable species and numerous forms have been named.\n\n\n\n\n\n
butterfly on the flower
Small insect on the ears of barley, selective focus
Grasshopper on yellow flower petals - animal behavior.
Grasshopper small on a leaf
Dark blue dragonfly sitting on a branch
green dragonfly close up. Macro shots nature scene dragonfly. green dragonfly in the nature habitat. Calopteryx splendens male
Neoalosterna capitata Beetle on a flower in the Laurentian forest.
Adult Firefly Beetle of the Family Lampyridae
Tot 30-39mm, Ab 25-32mm, HW 19-23mm.\nOur most delicate Lestes, which is normally easily separated by its statue and coloration, although some Iberian populations recall L. barbarous.\nHabitat: A wide variety of seasonally dry shallow and reedy waters in the south, becoming more critical in the north-west, where it is most abundant in heath and bog lakes with peat moss (Sphagnum) and rushes (Juncus).\nFlight Season: Northern populations mostly emerge in July, flying into November.\nDistribution: Widespread in Europe, although seldom the dominant Lestes species. Distribution recall L. barbarous, and also tends to wander like that species, though rarely in similarly great numbers.\n\nThis Species is to be seen in the describe Habitats, but not as common as L. sponsa in the Netherlands.
Green rose chafer between white dog rose blossoms
Insect on branch.
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
Blue dragonfly - Coenagrion
Detailed macro photo of a Tettigoniidae (or katydid), showing its vibrant green color and intricate body pattern. Wulai, Taiwan.
Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Close-up of a leprous milkweed locust in the wild in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
earwig in the wild, Beijing Botanical Garden
Identification:\nTot 57-66mm, Ab 39-49mm, Hw 37-42mm.\nIn flight often confused with the related and similar small A. mixta. Ranges less far north, but also migratory and may be invasive in good summers.\nMales are often observed when making low patrols over drying wetlands, showing their noticeable bright colors. The males vivid blue eyes and abdomen and largely green thorax sides are especially distinctive.\nHabitat: Prefers standing waters that dry up over the course of Summer, often overgrown with low rushes, bulrushes or reeds.\nFlight Season: On average, emerges earlier than A. mixta. Seen mainly from May to August, especially in the later months.\nDistribution: Seldom abundant, and only permanently present around the Mediterranean, but scarce in much of Iberia and North Africa. Hot summer weather may lead to influxes further north. Occurs east to Mongolia.\n\nThis Picture is made in a Fen area in Flevoland in half August 2022 by high Summer temperatures.
Dragonfly on a branch  in the garden
Amano shrimp - Caridina multidentata
adult Green belly bug of the species Diceraeus melacanthus
Green bottle fly on a leaf.
Mantis is a type of mantis originating from the island of Borneo. It has a unique body shape and is colored like dried leaves to disguise itself for prey.
Grasshopper plays hide and seek on red leaf.
Beetle from family Laemophloeidae, genus Cryptolestes found on Mauritius under the bark.
Little Curculionid on leaf.
Macrophotography of a False Blister Beetle (Oedemera) on a plant. Close-up image on black background.
Field characters: Tot 56-64mm, Ab 43-54mm, Hw 37-42mm. Distinctly smaller than most Aeshna species.\n\nThe commonest small hawker. Numerous in much of our area, and although it can be on the wing during most months in the Mediterranean, further north it is especially associated with late summer and autumn, when it may appear in massive migrations. It is usually identified by its size, relative dull colours and the diagnostic yellow \
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