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Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

The macro of minnow mayfly (siphlonuridae) on wall

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

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

Gerris lacustris Common Water Strider Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

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.

Yellow winged Darter Dragonfly perched on a grass flower in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

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

$Tot 39-48mm, Ab 29-39mm, Hw 23-28mm.\nLestes viridis is easily noted for its vivid green color, pale appendices, large size and its habit of hiding in trees and bushes. It is the only European Species that lay eggs in living wood.\nOccurrence:\nWidespread and common in most of Europe; inexplicably absent until recently from Great Britain (where suitable habitat abounds). Benefits from urbanization, favoring garden and park ponds, and possibly expending northwards.\nHabitat: \nAlmost any type of standing or slow flowing water with bordering trees and bushes. Unlike other Lestes, does not favors ephemeral conditions (e.g. shallows, drying-out pans).\nFlight Season:\nThe latest Lestes; in central Europe seldom emerges before mid-July, but already in early May in Iberia. Abundant in august and September, persisting into November.\n\nThis is probably the most Common Lestes in the Netherlands.$

A large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings. Male: metallic blue body with broad dark blue-black spots across outer parts of wings

Large walnut aphid (Panaphis juglandis) on the upper side of leaf of walnut (Juglans regia) nymphs and adults.

Common Bluetail, Bluetailed Damselfly (Close up)

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.

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

A beautiful dragonfly waits for its prey on the wall

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

A shimmering green demoiselle sits on a blade of grass in the tall grass. The background is dark with room for text.

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

Wild grasses against a green background and a male common blue damsel fly hanging from it.

Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) isolated on white background. Extreme macro photo shot with Canon MP-E65.

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

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