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

The widow skimmer (Libellula luctuosa) is one of the group of dragonflies known as king skimmers. The nymphs live in the water, molting and growing until they are ready to emerge from the water and then molting a final time to reveal their wings. Annadel State Park, Sonoma County, California. Male animal.

Close-up of a blue-tailed damselfly sitting on the grass near the water

Blue dragonflies skim across the surface of a pond.

Blue Damselfly Shot at Santee Lakes in Santee, San Diego, California.

A yellow and black dragonfly beside a pond in the Swiss alps.

$Identification:\nTot 57-66mm, Ab 39-49mm, Hw 37-42mm.\nIn flight often confused with the related and similar small A. mixta. Ranges less far north, but also migratory and may be invasive in good summers.\nMales are often observed when making low patrols over drying wetlands, showing their noticeable bright colors. The males vivid blue eyes and abdomen and largely green thorax sides are especially distinctive.\nHabitat: Prefers standing waters that dry up over the course of Summer, often overgrown with low rushes, bulrushes or reeds.\nFlight Season: On average, emerges earlier than A. mixta. Seen mainly from May to August, especially in the later months.\nDistribution: Seldom abundant, and only permanently present around the Mediterranean, but scarce in much of Iberia and North Africa. Hot summer weather may lead to influxes further north. Occurs east to Mongolia.\n\nThis Picture is made in a Fen area in Flevoland in half August 2022 by high Summer temperatures.$

A male broad-bodied predator Libellula depressa sits on a dry snag near a pond. Natural habitat.

This is a dragonfly called a Blue Dasher; it was photographed at the Cherokee Prairie in Arkansas.

damselfly, a dragonfly insect, North China

Migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) resting on reed grass.

A blue dasher (pachydiplax longipennis) perched next to the marsh water along a hiking trail.

Blue damselfly on a twig on a dark green background

Close-up of a dragon-fly in a meadow sitting on some grass.

Familiar bluet damselfly (Enallagma civile) flying toward a stick in shallow water as its reflection shines in the dark water below with plenty of copy space at the top, left, and bottom

Zygoptera dragonfly sitting on a straw in a lake with calm tranquil water

A dragonfly rests on a straw stump in a puddle of water.

$Tot 32-39mm, Ab 23-27mm, Hw 30-33mm.\nThe largest whiteface and the prevailing one in many lowland and more eutrophic areas, although almost always very local. The conspicuous yellow spot on S7 identifies males and most females through binoculars.\nOccurrence:\nGenerally uncommon; populations are usually local and small. The most thermophilus Leucorrhinia, with a relative southern range.\nHabitat:\nGenerally inhabits less acidic and nutrient poor places than L. dubia and L. rubicunda, preferring marshy borders to bogs, forest lakes, fenlands, marshy ditches.\nVegetation is typically lush and varied, with both emergent and submerged species. The water is frequently mesotrophic and often colored brown due to peat.\nFlight Season:\nFrom early May to early August, with most records in late May and June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2023.$

Dragonflies and damselflies hunting over reedbeds in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

A shallow focus shot of a Southern damselfly on a thin leaf

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