John Avise has started a new short series, damselflies of North America (he’s finished with dragonflies). John’s captions and IDs are indented, and you can enlarge his photos by clicking on them.
Damselflies in North America, Part 1
This week’s post begins a short series on Damselflies, which are in the taxonomic Order Odonata and can be thought of as svelte (slim and delicate) relatives of the Dragonflies. As usual, I show the state where each photo was taken.
Black-fronted Forktail, Ischnura denticollis, male (California):
Black-fronted Forktail, female (California):
California Spreadwing, Archilestes californicus, male (California):
Eastern Forktail, Ischnura verticalis (Wisconsin):
Ebony Jewelwing, Calopteryx maculata (Michigan):
Ebony Jewelwing, side view (Michigan):
Familiar Bluet, Enallagma civilemale (California):
Familiar Bluet, mating pair (California):
Northern Bluet, Enallagma annexum, male (California):
Pacific Forktail, Ischnura cervula, male (California):
Off to a great new start – exquisite!
Nice! The bluets are gorgeous!
Wow, such electric blues! The Ebony Jewelwing is exquisite. Looking forward to many more lovely Damsels.
Very nice!
Sorry to be late. Very nice! I can never tell Bluets apart as there are so many of them.
These are super pretty. Their eyes sure do pop out. Now I can’t remember what the dragonflies’ eyes looked like. I’m going to shift back to last week and have a look. Beautiful colors on these guys.
Great closeups! The Ebony Jeweling has the most beautiful color of all.
Wow, that Ebony Jewelwing!