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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
Dragonfly resting on a branch
Slaty blue skimmer,
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.
Red dragonfly with background of green leaves
Close-up of a dragonfly (Libellula quadrimaculata) perched on a reed against a light background. The light is reflected on the ground
Libellula quadrimaculata, the four-spotted chaser resting on reed.
A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight
A closeup of a four spotted chaser on a grass
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 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.
Dargonfly in Nature
Dragonfly on grass.
A dragonfly on a summer day in Minnesota
An image of a newly emerged Common Darter Dragonfly resting on a leaf with exuvia below.
The blue dragonfly with beautiful metallic blue colors photographed on a blade of grass in close up.
Photo was taken in the nature reserve of the camargue in southern France
A golden dragonfly perches on a branch, photographed from a high angle against a blurry earthy brown background
A blue tinted dragonfly perches on a reed in Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge.
Dragonflies perched on plants and sticks
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 \
Close-up of mosaic maiden (Aeshna) in the tall grass
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.
Ebony jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata on the grass covered in morning dew drops.
Close shot of a Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser.
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