#lestidae

[miyrumiyru]

I thought it was a tiny branch but it's a tiny girl. nice crypsis!

(F) 가는실잠자리 (Indolestes peregrinus)

[coffeenuts]

[drhoz]

#2742 - Austrolestes colensonis - Blue Damselfly

AKA in Māori as kekewai. Originially described as Agrion colensonis in 1846. In 1862 it got moved to Lestes, and 1913 to Austrolestes.

Aotearoa's largest damselfly, and the only blue one, although the females and younger males are iridescent green.

Eggs may hatch in the season they're laid in, or overwinter to hatch the following spring. They take two years to reach adulthood, and the adults have an unusual thermoregulation ability for an insect - they can darken their colouration to better absorb infrared in the mornings.

Orokonui Ecosanctuary, Aotearoa New Zealand

[pogomcl]

Willow Emerald, Chalcolestes viridis Canon 400D EF 100 2.8 f/5.6 1/320 iso: 400 Srbsko, Czech Republic 8/28/2008

[chlorophyll-and-chitin]

Austrolestes leda

10-FEB-2023

Melbourne, Vic

[bugsoupforthesoul]

A female Spotted Spreadwing (Lestes congener)

[squire-jaybird]

slender spreadwing (Lestes rectangularis)

[sinobug]

Damselfly, male (Indolestes birmanus, Lestidae), blue form by Sinobug (itchydogimages) on Flickr. Pu'er, Yunnan, China See more Chinese dragonflies and damselflies on my Flickr site HERE...