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Beautiful colorful Banded Demoiselle sitting on grass straw by a river

This beautiful dragonfly, basking on green background. What a beautiful shade of blue, very gorgeous.

Small red-eyed damselfly (Erythromma viridulum) - a member of the damselfly family Coenagrionidae.

Blue dragonfly on a plant stem in green grass.

Close up of Common Blue Damselfly at rest

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

A blue damselfly sits on a blade of grass. The insect is photographed from the front and is spreading its wings.

Ruddy Darter Red Dragonfly perched on a reed leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

Close-up of a blue dragonfly Calopteryx splendens

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) resting on leaf.

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a blade of grass - a species of damselfly belonging to the family Calopterygidae.

the beautiful dragonfly on a meadow closeup

A Large metallic damselfly with fluttering, butterfly-like wings resting in foliage

a dragonfly of the genus Demoiselle (Calopteryx) sits on a damp blade of grass in nature, against a green background

Tiny dragonfly (Zygoptera) perched on a leaf

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

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

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

An Amber-winged Spreadwing takes a break on a leaf in the Canadian boreal forest.

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.

Male Banded Demoiselle resting in sunlight on wildflower

Yellow dragonflies are on the flowers in nature.

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

Male of a small shiny dragonfly Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on the grass on the river bank

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