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Close-up of a four-spotted chaser, Libellula quadrimaculata, or four-spotted skimmer dragonfly resting in sunlight on green reeds. cool concept

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.

Bavaria, Germanay. Close-up of a beautiful opend Blue-winged Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo Dragonfly with green Background.

Tiny damsel (Zygoptera) perched on a eucalyptus leaf

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Orthetrum triangulare dragonfly at rest on a leaf. Showcases black eyes and body with a greyish-white tail, set against a green backdrop; Wulai, Taiwan.

Close shot of a Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the four-spotted chaser.

Early in the morning, Calopteryx splendens on a blade of grass dries its wings from dew under the first rays of the sun before flight

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

A beautiful Aeschne Cyrano Dragonfly pauses on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

Close up dragonfly standing in the grass

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.

Male banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) closeup portrait.

$A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

Close-up of a female Bayadera brevicauda damselfly, showing its black belly, yellow and black breast pattern, and absence of blue-white dust. Wulai, Taiwan.

A Dragonfly perched on a tree branch and nature background, Selective focus, insect macro, Colorful insect in Thailand.

Beautiful coloful dragonfly sitting on a flower

A blue damselfly sits on a blade of grass. The insect is photographed from the side and has its wings closed.

An Eastern forktail Damselfly takes a little bit of sun on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

A remarkable close-up shot of a common darter dragonfly perching on dry grass and facing the camera.

$Field characters: Tot 56-64mm, Ab 43-54mm, Hw 37-42mm. Distinctly smaller than most Aeshna species.\n\nThe commonest small hawker. Numerous in much of our area, and although it can be on the wing during most months in the Mediterranean, further north it is especially associated with late summer and autumn, when it may appear in massive migrations. It is usually identified by its size, relative dull colours and the diagnostic yellow \$

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a leaf

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