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Broad-bodied chaser sitting at a pond, female

Red lotus in the pond at Kumpawapee, Thailand

$Tot 30-39mm, Ab 25-32mm, HW 19-23mm.\nOur most delicate Lestes, which is normally easily separated by its statue and coloration, although some Iberian populations recall L. barbarous.\nHabitat: A wide variety of seasonally dry shallow and reedy waters in the south, becoming more critical in the north-west, where it is most abundant in heath and bog lakes with peat moss (Sphagnum) and rushes (Juncus).\nFlight Season: Northern populations mostly emerge in July, flying into November.\nDistribution: Widespread in Europe, although seldom the dominant Lestes species. Distribution recall L. barbarous, and also tends to wander like that species, though rarely in similarly great numbers.\n\nThis Species is to be seen in the describe Habitats, but not as common as L. sponsa in the Netherlands.$

Beautiful water lily. Lotus flower with green leaves

White breasted Kingfisher in Lotus flowers

A closeup of dragonfly perching on Nelumbo nucifera flower bud surrounded by green leaves

Water lilly and laves floating on a pond

Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula

$Identification:\nTot 57-66mm, Ab 39-49mm, Hw 37-42mm.\nIn flight often confused with the related and similar small A. mixta. Ranges less far north, but also migratory and may be invasive in good summers.\nMales are often observed when making low patrols over drying wetlands, showing their noticeable bright colors. The males vivid blue eyes and abdomen and largely green thorax sides are especially distinctive.\nHabitat: Prefers standing waters that dry up over the course of Summer, often overgrown with low rushes, bulrushes or reeds.\nFlight Season: On average, emerges earlier than A. mixta. Seen mainly from May to August, especially in the later months.\nDistribution: Seldom abundant, and only permanently present around the Mediterranean, but scarce in much of Iberia and North Africa. Hot summer weather may lead to influxes further north. Occurs east to Mongolia.\n\nThis Picture is made in a Fen area in Flevoland in half August 2022 by high Summer temperatures.$

Zurich, Switzerland, August 9, 2023 Nymphaea Tetragona or pygmy water lily plant at the botanical garden

White lily and green leaves in the pond, dark water

The lotus, with its delicate petals and serene presence, symbolized beauty, purity, and spiritual enlightenment. Emerging gracefully from the muddy waters, the lotus flower represented the journey.

Closeup of large white to pale yellow flower of American lotus, Nelumbo lutea. Wilson Island State Recreation Area, Iowa, USA.

A field of red lotus flowers in a large pond called the Red Lotus Sea is in Udon Thani Province, Thailand.

$Tot: 45-50mm, Ab 30-37mm, Hw 33-38mm.\nIdentification:\nVery similar to O. cancellatum, with which it is found especially in the south-east, and as far west as France. However, it is sleeker, paler and more contrasting. Named for the contrasting white appendages of both sexes.\nBehavior:\nLike O. cancellatum, male often sits on open ground near the water, making very fast, low flights over the water.\nOccurrence:\nDistribution is patchy, but the species is generally not uncommon, stretching to China and Japan.\nHabitat: Open Ponds and Lakes.\nFlight Season: From the end of May to mid-September.\n\nThis nice Skimmer is photographed during a Vacation in France in May 1990. Scanned from a slide.$

Beautiful water lily (Nymphaea) in a lake

Close-up of the Beautiful purple water lilies in Wetland Park.

Dragonfly and transparent wings on green leaf.

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