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Macro shot of a dragonfly flying
butterfly on the flower in spring
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
Painted Lady perched on flower head
Dragon-fly, view from above, blue - black, big, sitting on a rock, wings spreaded out, USA, Kenai Peninsula
Comma butterfly on budding goose-berry.
Dragonfly an efficient hunter on fruit tree
Tot 34-39mm, Ab 20-26mm, Hw 23-31mm.\nA familiar dragonfly in much of our area. Mature males are easily identified by their all-black legs and slightly clubbed, blood-red abdomen.\nOccurrence: \nGenerally common throughout, and among the commonest dragonflies in large parts of Europe, east to Siberia. Expending northwards in the United Kingdom.\nHabitat:\nMost waters with lush marshy vegetation, but generally avoids running or acid waters. Sites are often eutrophic and permanent, but also breeds in seasonally wet swamps.\nFlight Season:\nSeen as early as April and may in Turkey and  northern Africa, but in northern Europe from early June; most abundant in August, although some may persist well into November.\n\nThis is the most common Darter in the Netherlands.
photo of green fly on plant stem. selective focus
Take at dawn in a closeup of a dragonfly.
Pyrgus sidea on the flower
A dragonfly spreads its wings, waiting for the sun to dry the dew from its wings.
A Butterfly papilio machaon on the grass in Summer
View of Richmond Hill in England
A closeup shot of a marsh fritillary butterfly perched on a flower on a blurred background
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.
A male migrant hawker hanging from a bramble in the English countryside.
The Banded Demoiselle can be seen flitting around slow-moving rivers, ponds and lakes. ... Male Banded Demoiselles are metallic blue, with broad, dark blue patches on each wing.
butterfly on the flower
Common Whitetail Dragonfly
Butterfly - Great Spangled Fritillary & Green Background
Spider hunting insect for food.
A closeup of the meadow brown butterfly (Maniola jurtina) on a purple flower
Field characters: Tot 56-64mm, Ab 43-54mm, Hw 37-42mm. Distinctly smaller than most Aeshna species.\n\nThe commonest small hawker. Numerous in much of our area, and although it can be on the wing during most months in the Mediterranean, further north it is especially associated with late summer and autumn, when it may appear in massive migrations. It is usually identified by its size, relative dull colours and the diagnostic yellow \
Small Heath (Coenonympha pamphilus) adult resting on the ground with wings closed\n\nWinterton, Norfolk, UK.          May
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.
Melitaea athalia  on the flower
A photo of a Black-shouldered Spinyleg dragonfly sitting on a green leaf.\n\n\n\n
Essex skipper or European skipper butterfly - Thymelicus lineola sucks with its trunk nectar from a Carthusian pink blossom - Dianthus carthusianorum
Small Blue Arrow (Orthetrum coerulescens), a species of dragonfly in the family Orthetrum coerulescens.
Free Images: "bestof:One of the few flying insects on the wing today. This was seen along the towpath at Malkins Bank. Trent and Mersey Canal Towpath, Sandbach, Cheshire 23/08/2016."
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