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Closeup of Red-veined Dropwing Dragonfly, Trithemis arterial, fly over Ormiston Gorge Water Hole, a refuge for Australian wildlife in West MacDonnell Ranges, Northern Territory, Red Centre, Australia.

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

$Red-veined Meadowhawk dragonfly resting on a broad leafed plant in a small pond.\n\nTaken in Scotts Valley, California, USA.$

blue dragonfly close up on water liliy in lake, slovenia

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

Dragonflies rest on Lotus poles, North China

$Bavaria, Germany. Welcome to the realm of the \$

Lotus and damselfly, Lotus flower on the water

$Tot 33-37mm, Ab 23-25mm, Hw 29-32mm.\nLarge, broad, club-tailed species, Males often perch on lilypads. They are dark, marked with white highlights on the face, waist and at the tips of the wings and abdomen. This makes identification through binoculars easy.\nBehavior:\nBoth sexes fly actively over open water, frequently resting on floating vegetation (Nuphar, Nymphaea, Potamogeton), where mating may also take place. Male often raises clubbed tail.\nOccurrence:\nOccurrence is scattered and populations are normally rather small. May be abundant locally.\nHabitat:\nPools and lakes with moderate nutrient levels and rich aquatic vegetation.\nFlight Season: \nMid May to early August; most abundant in June.\n\nThis Picture is made in the Wieden (Overijssel, the Netherlands) in mid June of 2023.$