The Dragonflies and Damselflies of The Netherlands Photo Gallery by Rick & José van der Weijde at pbase.com

The Dragonflies and Damselflies of The Netherlands

Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope	Lesser Emperor Anax parthenope	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis	Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella
Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Northern White-Faced Darter Leucorrhinia rubicunda	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans
Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus	Red-Veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii	Goblet-Marked Damselfly Erythromma lindenii lindenii	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Small Emerald Spreadwing Lestes virens vestalis
River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles isoceles	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens coerulescens
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea
Black Darter Sympetrum danae	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles isoceles	Red-Veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa
Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens coerulescens	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum
Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Blue Emperor Anax imperator imperator	Goblet-Marked Damselfly Erythromma lindenii lindenii	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	White-Legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes
Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
White-Legged Damselfy Platycnemis pennipes	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Small Emerald Spreadwing Lestes virens vestalis	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Common/Vagrant Darter Sympetrum striolatum/vulgatum	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum
Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens coerulescens
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa
Blue Emperor Anax imperator imperator	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles isoceles	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles isoceles
Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas najas	Blue Emperor Anax imperator imperator	Siberian Winter Damselfly Sympecma paedisca	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans
Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Yellow-Spotted Emerald Somatochlora flavomaculata
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Goblet-Marked Damselfly Erythromma lindenii lindenii	Siberian Winter Damselfly Sympecma paedisca	Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo virgo	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	White-Legged Damselfly Platycnemis pennipes	Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas najas	Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum tenellum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Red-Veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Small Red Damselfly Ceriagrion tenellum tenellum	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Red-Veined Darter Sympetrum fonscolombii	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula	Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isoceles isoceles	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense
Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas najas	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	White-Legged Damselfy Platycnemis pennipes	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum
Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Siberian Winter Damselfly Sympecma paedisca	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Banded Darter Sympetrum pedemontanum pedemontanum	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes
Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum
Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum
Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	White-Faced Darter Leucorrhina dubia
Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Darter spec. Sympetrum spec.
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella puella	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca
Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Siberian Winter Damselfly Sympecma paedisca	Keeled Skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens coerulescens	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis
Banded Demoiselle Calopteryx splendens splendens	Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Small Pincertail Onychogomphus forcipatus forcipatus
Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma najas najas	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum
Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Western Willow Spreadwing Chalcolestes viridis	White-Legged Damselfy Platycnemis pennipes	Scarce Chaser Libellula fulva	Northern White-Faced Darter Leucorrhinia rubicunda	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Small Emerald Spreadwing Lestes virens vestalis	Common Blue Damselfly Enallagma cyathigerum cyathigerum	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum
Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum striolatum	Black-Tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum cancellatum	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes
Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Scarlet Darter Crocothemis erythraea	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes	Robust Spreadwing Lestes dryas
Black Darter Sympetrum danae	Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Black Darter Sympetrum danae
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Common Winter Damselfly Sympecma fusca	Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	River Clubtail Stylurus flavipes
Small Red-Eyed Damselfly Erythromma viridulum	Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura elegans elegans	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Goblet-Marked Damselfly Erythromma lindenii lindenii	Spotted Darter Sympetrum depressiusculum
Downy Emerald Cordulia aenea aenea	Blue Emperor Anax imperator imperator	Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Ruddy Darter Sympetrum sanguineum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa
Vagrant Darter Sympetrum vulgatum vulgatum	Dainty Damselfly Coenagrion scitulum	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Hairy Hawker Brachytron pratense	Small Emerald Spreadwing Lestes virens vestalis
Variable Damselfly Coenagrion pulchellum	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio	Four-Spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata	Common Spreadwing Lestes sponsa	Scarce Blue-Tailed Damselfly Ischnura pumilio

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