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A green dragonfly sits on a blade of grass above the water. Nature macro photography

Close-up of an emperor dragonfly perched on a flower

PEEK A BOO, Damselfly appears from behind branch

Dragonfly on green leaf - black background.

Beautiful green dragonfly sitting on the human hand, close up, green blur background

ragonfly, Flying, Macrophotography, Pond

Close-up of the head and body of a dragonfly, a green riverdam (Ophiogomphus cecilia), perched on a leaf of a currant bush. You can see the compound eye, the back and parts of the wings.

Brown dragonfly standing on branch in nature

beautiful demoiselle, dragonfly on a grass

Close up dragonfly standing in the grass

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

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

Portrait of an emperor dragonfly (Anax imperator) sitting on a finger

A mating pair of Hairy Dragonfly, Brachytron pratense, perching on a Stinging Nettle plant growing at the edge of a lake.

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

damselfly, a dragonfly insect, North China

Golden-ringed dragonfly on a plant, Cordulegaster boltonii

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

Closeup of a beautiful banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens dragonfly or damselfly female resting on stinging nettles.

A green eyed hawker (Aeshna isoceles) resting on a plant, sunny day in summer, Vienna (Austria)

Dragonfly on branch tree on blurred green nature background

$Field characters: 66-84mm, abdomen: 50-61mm, Hw: 45-52mm.\nBlue Emperor is presently a common species, which is only absent from parts of the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland. It is found at most larger bodies of standing water. Compared to the pre-1990 period, the species has increased strongly. So is with other dragonflies, Blue Emperor has benefit of the gradual warming in the last decades.\n\nThe largest Aeshnid in most of our area and common Species in the Netherlands..$

Meadow in summer time: single meadowhawk ( Sympetrum) resting on top of a stem.

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