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A thin blue dragonfly sits on a narrow leaf of grass

Extreme closeup of a blue damselfly in the wild

A The beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) dragonfly sitting on a grass straw

Adult male of blue dragonfly Calopteryx virgo, beautiful demoiselle, sitting on grass leaf above the river water

Male banded demoiselle damselfly resting in the reeds along the river Stour near Sudbury in Suffolk.

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

Migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) resting on reed grass.

Red dragonfly sitting on reed at sunset.

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

damselfly, a dragonfly insect, North China

a single Italian wall lizard (Podarcis siculus) on a natural background

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

$Daytime side-view close-up of a single blue \$

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

Tropical condition, Dragon fly is in botanic garden.

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

Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.Large, 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.Behavior:Both 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.Occurrence:Occurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.Habitat:Pools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.Flight Season: Mid May to early August; most abundant in June.This Picture is made in the Weerribbenn (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2025.

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

Daytime macro side-view close-up of a single male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfy perched on a nettle leafat the waterfront of a brook

Photo was taken in the nature reserve of the camargue in southern France

A dragonfly raises its buttocks straight up amidst the grass.

Southern Hawker Dragonfly perched on a leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) Resting on a Typha Leaf

The picture shows a blue dragonfly basking in the sun while sitting on a green leaf.

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