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Closeup macro shot capturing the intricate details of a spread-wing damselfly (Lestes sponsa) head perched delicately on a sunlit branch.

Lestes sponsa - emerald damselfly or common spreadwing - in her natural habitat

$Tot 35-40mm, Ab 26-33mm, Hw 20-25mm.\nOften occurs with L. sponsa, with which is easily confused. Typically occurs in lower numbers, but can be more abundant in sites that are only seasonally wet.\nOccurrence:\nRange similar to L. sponsa, but relatively more common southward Europe and typically more localized and less numerous than that species in most of its northern range. Our only Lestes that also occurs in North America.\nHabitat:\nA wide variety of still waters, which typically dry out in the course of summer or have shallow borders providing warm micro-habitats for the larvae. Sites usually have dense growths of rushes or sedges, e.g. dune lakes, reedy shallows, small meadow ponds or edges of bogs.\nFlight Season:\nThe earliest Lestes in most areas, emerging from late May in northern Europe, most abundant in July and August, with the last record in October.\n\nThis is a less common Lestes species, than L sponsa in the Netherlands.$

Blue dragonfly with blue wings, looking like a fairy, with a blurred green background, Monte Escobedo, Zacatecas

Scarce blue-tailed damselfly or small bluetail (Ischnura pumilio) from Barcelona.

Dragonfly perched on blueberry tree leaf with nature green background. A single string of spider web on the tree leaf. Auckland.

Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly perched on a leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

A willow emerald damselfy or western willow spreadwing (Chalcolestes viridis) is holding on to a small branch.

Close up dragonfly standing in the grass

Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. , beatiful photo

$Tot 30-39mm, Ab 25-32mm, HW 19-23mm.\nOur most delicate Lestes, which is normally easily separated by its statue and coloration, although some Iberian populations recall L. barbarous.\nHabitat: A wide variety of seasonally dry shallow and reedy waters in the south, becoming more critical in the north-west, where it is most abundant in heath and bog lakes with peat moss (Sphagnum) and rushes (Juncus).\nFlight Season: Northern populations mostly emerge in July, flying into November.\nDistribution: Widespread in Europe, although seldom the dominant Lestes species. Distribution recall L. barbarous, and also tends to wander like that species, though rarely in similarly great numbers.\n\nThis Species is to be seen in the describe Habitats, but not as common as L. sponsa in the Netherlands.$

Female of a damselfly called Lestes sponsa, also known as emerald damselfly or common spreadwing, on the stem of a Daucus carota flower

An Emerald Damselfly at rest in sunlight

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An Amber-winged Spreadwing takes a break on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

Close up of dragon fly on a plant branch

$Tot 35-39mm, Ab 25-33mm, Hw 17-24mm. Average size and build for a Spreadwing.\n\nThe most widespread and numerous Lestes in many areas, probably because it is less partial to ephemeral habitats.\n\nOccurrence:\nOne of the commonest damselflies in most of Northern Europe across to japan, but (largely) absent from most of the south.\n\nHabitat:\nAlmost any standing water with ample reed-like vegetation. May be more numerous at recent shallow or acidic sites, but not specific to pioneer, ephemeral or bog-like conditions.\n\nFlight Season:\nGenerally from mid-May to mid-October, peaking in August. Most emergence tends to be a week later than L. dryas.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands in the described Habitats.$

Emerald Damselfly sitting on dried grass

$Damselfly sitting on the branch in nature tropical forest habitat.\nSiberian winterdamsel ( sympecma paedisca) male$

Calopteryx haemorrhoidalis on raspberry branch eating a bug

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Macro close-up of a female blue-tailed damselfly (Ischnura elegans) in the form rufescens resting on grass in a colorful meadow.

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