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$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

Orthetrum cancellatum, Black-tailed Skimmer, dragonfly, female

A dragon fly rests on a stem of a lily flower in the lake

red dragonfly sitting on a twig with a pond in the background. cassibile lakes, syracuse

Dragonflies rest on Lotus poles, North China

Aeshna viridis, the green hawker hovering in a pond.

blue dragonfly close up on water liliy in lake, slovenia

$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2021.$