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Damselfly. Damselflies are flying insects of the suborder Zygoptera in the order Odonata. They are similar to dragonflies (which constitute the other odonatan suborder, Epiprocta) but are usually smaller and have slimmer bodies. Most species fold the wings along the body when at rest, unlike dragonflies which hold the wings flat and away from ...
Coenagrionidae. Coenagrionidae or are a family of damselflies, also known as pond damselfies, in the order Odonata and the suborder Zygoptera. [ 2 ] The Zygoptera are the damselflies, which although less known than the dragonflies, are no less common. More than 1,300 species are in this family, making it the largest damselfly family.
Enallagma cyathigerum. Enallagma cyathigerum (common blue damselfly, common bluet, or northern bluet) is a species found mainly between latitudes 40°N and 72°N; [2] It is widely distributed in the Palearctic, and the Nearctic species Enallagma annexum was at one time considered to be synonymous with it. The species can reach a length of 32 to ...
Agrion colensonis White, 1846. Lestes colensonis (White, 1846) Austrolestes colensonis (Māori: kekewai), [3] commonly known as the blue damselfly, is a species of damselfly of the family Lestidae. It is endemic to New Zealand and can commonly be found throughout the country, and at any time of the year. It is New Zealand's largest damselfly ...
Chalcolestes viridis, formerly Lestes viridis, [2] is a damselfly of the family Lestidae. [3] It has a metallic green body [4] and at rest it holds its wings away from its body. Its common name is the willow emerald damselfly, [5] the green emerald damselfly, [1] or the western willow spreadwing. [6] It has an elongated abdomen and pale brown ...
Coenagrion. Species: C. puella. Binomial name. Coenagrion puella. ( Linnaeus, 1758) The azure damselfly ( Coenagrion puella) is a species of damselfly found in most of Europe. It is notable for its distinctive black and blue colouring. They are commonly found around ponds and lakesides during the summer.
Coenagrion hastulatum, the northern damselfly or spearhead bluet, is a damselfly in the family Coenagrionidae . The species is widespread and common in northern Eurasia but is restricted to elevated or bog -like sites towards the west and south. [2] In Britain, it is confined to a few small lochans in Scotland.
Calopterygidae is a family of damselflies, in the suborder Zygoptera. [2] They are commonly known as the broad-winged damselflies, [3] demoiselles, or jewelwings. [4] These rather large damselflies have wingspans of 50–80 mm (compared to about 44 mm in the common bluetail damselfly, Ischnura elegans), are often metallic-coloured, and can be differentiated from other damselflies by the ...