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$Beautiful red dragonfly on a stem.\nClose-up of a red colored male ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) hanging on vegetation. Resting in sunlight in a meadow.$

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

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Side-view of a brown tiger beetle with cream white spots on the elytra, situated on a Danish beach (Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida)

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

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

side of wild fly Mecoptera Scorpion Fly Panorpa Panorpidae on a green branch

House fly (Musca domestica) on flowering plant

Image of tiger beetle on green leaves on natural background. Animal. Insect.

A low angled view of a Mayfly resting in the grass with early morning dewdrops

blue dragonfly is sitting on grass in a meadow. insect dragonfly close up macro

Ichneumon confusor Wasp Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

A specimen of scorpions fly - Panorpa comunis - sitting an lurking on a blossom

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

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

Insect, Dragonfly, Macrophotography, Close-up, Extreme Close-Up

. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

A vibrant fly gently resting on beautiful white flowers, showcasing the intricate details and pure beauty of nature

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A tabanid perches on a green leaf in North China

$Field characters: 66-84mm, abdomen: 50-61mm, Hw: 45-52mm.\n\nBlue Emperor is presently a common species, which is only absent from parts of the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland. It is found at most larger bodies of standing water. Compared to the pre-1990 period, the species has increased strongly. So is with other dragonflies, Blue Emperor has benefit of the gradual warming in the last decades.\n\nThe largest Aeshnid in most of our area and common Species in the Netherlands..$

Chrysoperla carnea, known as the common green lacewing, is an insect in the Chrysopidae family

Moth (probably a Six-spot Burnet) with red and black wings feeding on a Seat hrift flower in Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall on a June day.

Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) isolated on white background. Extreme macro photo shot with Canon MP-E65.

Wild grasses against a green background and a male common blue damsel fly hanging from it.

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