Dragonflies and Damselflies

  • Broad-bodied Chaser

  • Broad-bodied Chaser

    Male

  • Broad-bodied Chaser

    Male

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four-spotted Chaser

    nymph exoskeleton

  • Four-spotted Chaser

    nymph exoskeleton on Great Horsetail with the beetle Coccidula rufa

  • Four-spotted Chaser

  • Four Spot Chaser

  • Four Spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

  • Four-spot Chaser

    Newly emerged

  • Scarce Chaser

  • Downy Emerald Dragonfly

  • Downy Emerald Dragonfly

  • Downy Emerald Dragonfly

  • Downy Emerald Dragonfly

  • Downy Emerald

    Male

  • Downy Emerald

    Male

  • Downy Emerald

    Male

  • Emperor dragonfly

    Female ovipositing

  • Emperor dragonfly

    Female ovipositing

  • Emperor Dragonfly

    male

  • Emperor dragonfly

    Male

  • Emperor dragonfly

    Female ovipositing

  • Emperor dragonfly

    Female ovipositing

  • Migrant Hawker

    male resting in autumn sunshine

  • Migrant Hawker

    male resting in autumn sunshine

  • Migrant Hawker

  • Migrant Hawker

  • Migrant Hawker

  • Migrant Hawker

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Female

  • Migrant Hawker

    Female

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male - underside

  • Migrant Hawker

    Male

  • Migrant Hawker

    male

  • Migrant Hawker

    male

  • Southern Hawker

    mature male

  • Southern Hawker

    immature male

  • Southern Hawker

    immature male

  • Common Darter

    male

  • Common Darter

    Adult Female

  • Common Darter

    Adult Female

  • Common Darter

    Adult Female

  • Common Darter

    Female

  • Common Darter

    female

  • Common Darter

    female

  • Common Darter

    female

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

    female

  • Ruddy Darter

    female with prey

  • Ruddy Darter

    female

  • Ruddy Darter

    male

  • Ruddy Darter

    male

  • Ruddy Darter

    male

  • Ruddy Darter

    male

  • Ruddy Darter

  • Ruddy Darter

    Male

  • Ruddy Darter

    Female

  • Ruddy Darter

    Female

  • Ruddy Darter

    Male

  • Ruddy Darter

    Male

  • Hairy Dragonfly

  • Hairy Dragonfly

    exuvia

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    male; resting in sunshine

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    female

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Immature male

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Immature male : close-up

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    female

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    male

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Male

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Immature Female

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Female

  • Black-tailed Skimmer

    Female

  • White-tailed Skimmer

    Male

  • White-tailed Skimmer

    Male

  • White-tailed Skimmer

    Male

  • White-tailed Skimmer

    Male

  • Keeled Skimmer

  • Small Pincertail

    male

  • Small Pincertail

    male : close-up

  • Small Pincertail

    male : close-up

  • Small Pincertail

  • Small Pincertail

  • Small Pincertail

  • Small Pincertail

    male

  • Small Pincertail

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Male

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Banded Demoiselle

    Female

  • Western Demoiselle

    Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Female - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Female - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Western Demoiselle

    Male - Replaces Banded Demoiselle in South Western Europe

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    female

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    male

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Male

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Male

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Immature Male

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Male

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Female

  • Beautiful Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Male

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Copper Demoiselle

    Female

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

    male

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

    male

  • Blue-tailed damselfly

    male - newly emerged "teneral" stage

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

    The female ( lower ) is of the violacea (blue) form

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

    Male

  • Blue-tailed Damselfly

    Female - 'rufescens' form

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    male

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    female

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    female

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    male and female, paired

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    male

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    Immature female

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    Male

  • Common Blue Damselfly

    Female

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Common Blue Damselfly

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male and female paired

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male and female paired

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    male

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    Male

  • Red-eyed Damselfly

    Male

  • Large Red Damselfly

    Male

  • Large Red Damselfly

    Male (left) and Female (right)

  • Azure Damselfly

  • Azure Damselfly

  • Azure Damselfly

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

    female

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

    female

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

    female

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

  • Southern Emerald Damselfly

    Photo by David Simpson

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Small Emerald Damselfly

  • Blue Featherleg

    Male - immature, before turning blue

  • Blue Featherleg

    Male - immature, before turning blue