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This 'streamside butterfly' is our most familiar riverine Odonate. It is a variable species and numerous forms have been named.\n\n\n\n\n\n
Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula
a female flat-bellied dragonfly (Libellula depressa) perches on a withered branch. In the background a green meadow. There is a lot of space for text. The dragonfly is photographed from above
Dragonfly and transparent wings on branch.
A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.
Dragonfly on a branch  in the garden
Female ruddy darter resting on reed grass.
Dragonfly an efficient hunter on fruit tree
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.
A dragonfly sits on top of a leaf stem in the sunlight. Tortuguero National Park, Costa Rica.
Dragonfly on green fern leaf.
dragonfly female hairy
Ruddy Darter Perching on branch in sunlight
A dragonfly is posing on a tree in the garden
A dragonfly spreads its wings, waiting for the sun to dry the dew from its wings.
Small insect on the ears of barley, selective focus
Macro shot of a dragonfly flying
Sagittaria trifolia (Threeleaf arrowhead) flowers. Alismataceae perennial water plants. It grows naturally in rice paddies and wetlands, and its three-petaled white flowers bloom in autumn.
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.
Natural closeup on a common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans sitting on a green leaf
Dragonfly and transparent wings on green leaf.
Mantis is a type of mantis originating from the island of Borneo. It has a unique body shape and is colored like dried leaves to disguise itself for prey.
Small Blue Arrow (Orthetrum coerulescens), a species of dragonfly in the family Orthetrum coerulescens.
butterfly on the flower in spring
The Black-tailed Skimmer is a narrow-bodied dragonfly that can be seen flying low over the bare gravel and mud around flooded gravel pits and reservoirs.
Insect macro on a leaf
Macro Dragon Fly
A closeup selective focus shot of a honey bee standing on a green plant
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.
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