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A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

Close-up of a banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a blade of grass. The background is blurred and green. The wings are clearly visible.

Male common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) on rock. A North American dragonfly.

Ground Skimmer dragonfly eating another dragonfly for breakfast.

Dragonfly at Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park, Salt Spring Island, BC Canada

A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage

Dragonfly hunting for mosquito and eating a fly

$Tot 42-45mm, Ab. 25-29mm, Hw 32-38mm.\n\nGeneral: A local species throughout our area that prefers slow-moving waters, bordered with tall emergent vegetation. The appearance of the male changes dramatically with maturation; vivid orange abdomen turn into black and grey-blue territorial males. \nMales frequently perch on waterside plants, making darting flights between perches.\nHabitat: Appears to require a certain combination of water quality and habitat structure (such as Reed borders). Include slow flowing rivers and streams, abandoned canals, reedy lakes and ditches, oxbows and fishponds.\nFlight Season: From April to early August, but activity concentrated in May and June in most of range.\nDistribution: Widespread through M Europe, habitat specific, therefore locally common.\n\nIn the Netherlands the Dragonfly is local common. The Males have a blue Abdomen.$

Closeup Group of Green Spotted Puffer Fish Isolated on White Background

Rat tailed maggot photographed in a studio

Close-up of a small, delicate dragonfly hanging from a blade of grass. Small dewdrops are on the dragonfly's wings. The sun is shining in the background.

A graceful dragonfly near a marsh in the boreal forest.

Close up of Mayfly larva sitting on straw and lurking for prey. Aquatic nymph.

Dragonfly with blue wings is sitting on the green grass. Close-up.

$Tot 35-40mm, Ab 23-28mm, Hw 24-29mm.\nMost often mistaken for S. striolatum, although generally more common than that species in the north of its range. Both sexes are normally swiftly identified by their ‘drooping moustache’, while the female has a perpendicularly protruding vulvar scale.\nOccurrence: One of the commonest dragonflies in north and east Europe, and deep in northern Asia, becoming scarcer towards the south. Appears to be less dispersive than relatives.\nHabitat: All sorts of standing water, generally more lushly vegetated than the breeding sites of S. striolatum.\nFlight season: may be seen from June to November, but most records are from July to September.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands.$

female black-tailed skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)

A blue damselfly sits on a blade of grass. The insect is photographed from the front and is spreading its wings.

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a reed by the water

A closeup on a male of the thick-legged flower beetle, Oedemera Nobilis , on a green leaf

An image of a newly emerged Common Darter Dragonfly resting on a leaf with exuvia below.

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

Close shot of a Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser.

The blue dragonfly with beautiful metallic blue colors photographed on a blade of grass in close up.

Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Damselfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

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