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Ruddy Darter Red Dragonfly perched on a reed leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

Male common whitetail (Plathemis lydia) on rock. A North American dragonfly.

Close-up of a banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a blade of grass. The background is blurred and green. The wings are clearly visible.

Beautiful coloful dragonfly sitting on a flower

Blue dragonfly perched on blade of grass

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

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

A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage

Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle Damselfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

a dragonfly of the genus Demoiselle (Calopteryx) sits on a damp blade of grass in nature, against a green background

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

Early in the morning, Calopteryx splendens on a blade of grass dries its wings from dew under the first rays of the sun before flight

$Tot 39-48mm, Ab. 22-31mm, Hw 32-38mm.\nGeneral: A large, pale blue male of this species, aggressively defending a garden pond or small natural pool, is a familiar sight in much of our area.\nThe abdomen shape and four large black areas at the wing bases instantly distinguish this species.\nHabitat: A wide range of mostly stagnant waters, especially favouring those that are small, shallow, sunny and bare, such as cattle drinking pools or quarry lakes.\nFlight Season: From late April to mid September, most abundant in May and June.\nDistribution: Among the commonest species in much of Europe, extended to central Asia. A strong flier that is often the first species to claim newly created or cleared habitats.\n\nThis is a quite common Species in the Netherlands in the described Habitats.$

dragonfly Macro of a dragonfly on a green leaf.

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

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

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

Close-up of a blue demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) perched on a green leaf. The sun shines through the grass in the background

Bavaria, Germanay. Close-up of a beautiful opend Blue-winged Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Dragonfly with green Background.

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

Collection of different flying insect specimens

the beautiful dragonfly on a meadow closeup

Ebony jewelwing - Calopteryx maculata on the grass covered in morning dew drops.

An Eastern forktail Damselfly takes a little bit of sun on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

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