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Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower
The brightly coloured dragonfly rests on a green reed beside a river.
Close up of a dragon fly perched on a stem ready to take flight
Horizontal close up of two blue dragon flies
Close-up of a dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) perched on a reed against a light background. The light is reflected on the ground
A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.
Libellula quadrimaculata, the four-spotted chaser resting on reed.
Red dragonfly with background of green leaves
Dragonfly resting on a branch
An image of a newly emerged Common Darter Dragonfly resting on a leaf with exuvia below.
Green Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna viridis) resting on the leafs of reed (Phragmites australis) in natural habitat
Ischnura elegans Blue-Tailed Damselfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.
DRAGONFLY
Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.
The blue dragonfly with beautiful metallic blue colors photographed on a blade of grass in close up.
Close shot of a Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser.
Dargonfly in Nature
The Four-spotted chaser is easily recognised by the two dark spots on the leading edge of each wing - giving this species its name. It can be seen on heathlands and near ponds and lakes.
A closeup of a four spotted chaser on a grass
A dragonfly on a branch
A dragonfly on a summer day in Minnesota
Slaty blue skimmer,
Frontal view of the eyes of a dragonfly clinging to the end of a reed, Alcoi, Spain
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.
Close-up of mosaic maiden (Aeshna) in the tall grass
A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage
Ebony jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata on the grass covered in morning dew drops.
Dragonfly on grass.
Dragonfly in the paddy rice
A blue Dragonfly on the tip of a weed in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. This is above a wetland pond. Is not captive. Not moved or touched for the photo.
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