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Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

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

Beautiful Apollo (Parnassius apollo) resting on a Echium vulgare, known as viper's bugloss.

Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.

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

Predatory bush cricket, or the spiked magician (Saga pedo, Orthoptera), largest endangered grasshopper in Europe, Red Book

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

A close up of a Camel Cricket on a foundation wall.

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

Great spangled fritillary on joe-pye weed in summer, top or dorsal view, showing the pattern on the back of the wings. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. Fritillary is also a checkered flower.

Insects (from Latin insectum, a calque of Greek ἔντομον

Acanthocinus aedilis - long horned beetle - Siberian Timberman

Beautiful blue incest with long feelers, Rosalia Longicorn, Rosalia alpina, in the nature green forest habitat, sitting on the green larch, Czech republic, longhorn beetle, longicorn

Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Damselfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

Beautiful coloful dragonfly sitting on a flower

Colorful natural closeup on the brilliant red Anastrangalia reyi, longhorn beetle on a white flower in the field

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

The endangered Dune Tiger Beetle Cicindela maritima on natural sand environment

Striking small green bug, often found on tomato plants throughout the Americas

Banded demoiselle - Calopteryx splendens

close-up of a dragonfly on a fern leaf in the Leyduin nature reserve near the city of Haarlem

The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae. It is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers. It is a Eurasian species occurring from the Atlantic coast eastwards to Lake Baikal and northwestern China.

Daytime top view close-up of a single green-veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) in a green meadow at springtime

Tailless whip scorpion, Amblypygi. Pondicherry, Tamilnadu, India

Great spangled fritillary, fluttering over summer wildflowers (joe-pye weed) as it feeds, with the focus on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box.

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