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Common Darter Dragonfly perched on grass.

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

$A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Close-up of beautiful dragonfly sitting on stem of the plants in the river. Defocused background with leafs of water lily.

Dragonflies that usually live in clean water on a white background

Close-up of an emperor dragonfly perched on a flower

Close-ups of a blue dragonfly above the water of a lake in summer

A dragonfly was sitting quietly on a tree branch

Emerald Dragonfly / Hemicordulia Armstrongi / Male . Photographed at Lake Okaro New Zealand. This is a recently discovered New Zealand Dragonfly. It was previously mistaken for Hemicordia Australiae The difference was noticed when a normally aggressive Hemicordia Australiae males were observed ignoring what was thought to be other Hemicordia Australiae males . It was later discovered the ignored male dragonflies were Hemicordulia Armstrongi who have no interest in female Hemicordia Australiae dragonflies

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

macro of a dragonfly that caught a mosquito

$May be confused with other Darter species, the most common other species being the Common Darter.Ruddy Darter can be distinguished by Black legs\nBlack line marking extends part way down the side on the frons (face).\nMale: blood-red colouration and club-shaped abdomen$

Large red damselfly flying insect. A common dragonfly sitting on reed leaf by a pond in England

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

A dragonfly sits on a dry branch. The insect is photographed from the front. In the background grass and dry branches.

Dragonfly on grass leaf (black background)

A large orange dragonfly sits on a rose flower

Male blue dasher dragonfly, Pachydiplax longipennis, on pink water lily.

Neurothemis terminata sitting on a green branch on Phuket island in Thailand

Neurothemis is a genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. Their distribution is in India, Asia, Australia and the Pacific region. Most Neurothemis species are red.

Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa) holding onto a green leaf stem

Close-up of an emperor dragonfly on a yellow background

Dead insect mosquito on water lily leaf in lake, macro. Transparent wings.

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a leaf

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