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

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

$Beautiful red dragonfly on a stem.\nClose-up of a red colored male ruddy darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) hanging on vegetation. Resting in sunlight in a meadow.$

Side-view of a brown tiger beetle with cream white spots on the elytra, situated on a Danish beach (Northern dune tiger beetle, Cicindela hybrida)

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

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

side of wild fly Mecoptera Scorpion Fly Panorpa Panorpidae on a green branch

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

Image of tiger beetle on green leaves on natural background. Animal. Insect.

House fly (Musca domestica) on flowering plant

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

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

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

Macro of beetle of Oedemera nobilis feeding on a white edelweiss flower

Insect, Dragonfly, Macrophotography, Close-up, Extreme Close-Up

A tabanid perches on a green leaf in North China

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower

$Leptura quadrifasciata, the spotted longhorn beetle, is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. \nAdult beetles are 11–20 mm long, black with four more or less continuous transverse yellow bands. In extreme cases the elytra may be almost entirely black. It is found throughout the Northern and Central Palaearctic region. \nLarvae make meandering galleries in various trees, including oak, beech, birch, willow, alder, elder and spruce. The life cycle lasts two or three years.\nThe adults are very common flower-visitors, especially Apiaceae species, feeding on pollen and the nectar (source Wikipedia). \n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands on the described Habitats.$

A vibrant fly gently resting on beautiful white flowers, showcasing the intricate details and pure beauty of nature

Moth (probably a Six-spot Burnet) with red and black wings feeding on a Seat hrift flower in Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall on a June day.

A specimen of scorpions fly - Panorpa comunis - sitting an lurking on a blossom

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

Chrysoperla carnea, known as the common green lacewing, is an insect in the Chrysopidae family

A low angled view of a Mayfly resting in the grass with early morning dewdrops

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