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Lestes sponsa - emerald damselfly or common spreadwing - in her natural habitat

Detail closeup of a western willow emerald damselfly, Chalcolestes viridis, insect resting in the sun

A pair of dragonflies sitting on the grass.

$close-up view of a damselfly in natural habitat. sample of macrophotography in free nature. \nDamselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies but are smaller and have slimmer bodies. Eating other insects.$

A Banded Demoiselle poised on dead grass head in sunlight

A dragonfly in action with a mountain backdrop in Golden, British Columbia, Canada, in the summertime.

The transition from a larva to a dragonfly

18 august 2023, Basse Yutz, Yutz, Thionville Portes de France, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. It's summer. Around the body of water in a public park, in the vegetation that borders it, a Green Emerald Damselfly has landed on a reed leaf. It clung to the underside of the leaf. It is a small odonate with a metallic green color.

A mating pair of Hairy Dragonfly, Brachytron pratense, perching on a Stinging Nettle plant growing at the edge of a lake.

Dragonfly hunting for mosquito and eating a fly

Brilliant Emerald Dragonfly perched on a leaf in Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.

A willow emerald damselfy or western willow spreadwing (Chalcolestes viridis) is holding on to a small branch.

An image of a Willow Emerald Damselfly perched on foliage

Close up of a small blue dragonfly hanging on a plant and devouring a captured small animal

$Tot 35-39mm, Ab 25-33mm, Hw 17-24mm. Average size and build for a Spreadwing.\n\nThe most widespread and numerous Lestes in many areas, probably because it is less partial to ephemeral habitats.\n\nOccurrence:\nOne of the commonest damselflies in most of Northern Europe across to japan, but (largely) absent from most of the south.\n\nHabitat:\nAlmost any standing water with ample reed-like vegetation. May be more numerous at recent shallow or acidic sites, but not specific to pioneer, ephemeral or bog-like conditions.\n\nFlight Season:\nGenerally from mid-May to mid-October, peaking in August. Most emergence tends to be a week later than L. dryas.\n\nThis is a common Species in the Netherlands in the described Habitats.$

Damselfly catch the flies and eat them, hunting is quite unique because the body of flies that tend to be bigger.

A insect hiding in a grass jungle. Bokeh background

Dragonfly on green leaf - black background.

Enallagma cyathigerum, common blue dragonfly on a branch in a pond, in Monte Escobedo Zacatecas

$Tot 35-40mm, Ab 26-33mm, Hw 20-25mm.\nOften occurs with L. sponsa, with which is easily confused. Typically occurs in lower numbers, but can be more abundant in sites that are only seasonally wet.\nOccurrence:\nRange similar to L. sponsa, but relatively more common southward Europe and typically more localized and less numerous than that species in most of its northern range. Our only Lestes that also occurs in North America.\nHabitat:\nA wide variety of still waters, which typically dry out in the course of summer or have shallow borders providing warm micro-habitats for the larvae. Sites usually have dense growths of rushes or sedges, e.g. dune lakes, reedy shallows, small meadow ponds or edges of bogs.\nFlight Season:\nThe earliest Lestes in most areas, emerging from late May in northern Europe, most abundant in July and August, with the last record in October.\n\nThis is a less common Lestes species, than L sponsa in the Netherlands.$

Multi-colored dragonflies on dry grass by the lake. Selective focus.

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) attacking male azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella).

Common bluetail on a blade of grass. Insect close-up. Ischnura elegans.

An Emerald Damselfly at rest in sunlight

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