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Broad Winged Damselfly Collection

The broad-winged damselfly, also known as the Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), is a stunning insect that can be found in various locations across Europe

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male, resting on grass head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male, resting on grass head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF- Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on dew covered reed, Lower Tamar Lakes

RF- Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on dew covered reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF- Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes

RF- Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male close up detail of head and thorax

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male close up detail of head and thorax, Hertfordshire, England, UK, June. Captive. Focus stacked

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) group of four on plant stems, River Leijgraaf, Nijmegen

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) group of four on plant stems, River Leijgraaf, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, August 2013

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle dragonfly (Calopteryx splendens) male and female silhouetted, resting on reeds

Banded demoiselle dragonfly (Calopteryx splendens) male and female silhouetted, resting on reeds. Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, England, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male and female silhouetted on reed, Lower Tamar Lakes

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male and female silhouetted on reed, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF - Female Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) roosting among grasses

RF - Female Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) roosting among grasses. Cornwall, UK. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free)

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Male Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), abstract study of wings and body, Tamar Lakes

Male Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), abstract study of wings and body, Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Soft focus close up of male Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) body and wings

Soft focus close up of male Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) body and wings, roosting among grasses. Cornwall, UK. July

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF - Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) male roosting on reed

RF - Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) male roosting on reed, silhouetted against sun reflected in the water. Cornwall, England, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus)

Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) bud. Cornwall, England, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male silhouetted on a fern, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male silhouetted on a fern, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. July

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris

Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) bud. Cornwall, England, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) female roosting amongst reeds

Banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) female roosting amongst reeds. Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, England, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF - Banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens) male roosting among grasses, silhouetted

RF - Banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens) male roosting among grasses, silhouetted against the sun reflected in the water, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. July

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on yellow lotus ( Nuphar lutea) Norfolk

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male on yellow lotus ( Nuphar lutea) Norfolk, England, UK, August

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) two males on grass, Netherlands

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) two males on grass, Netherlands

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female flying, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium

Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female flying, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Two Beautiful demoiselles (Calopteryx virgo), River Char, Charmouth, Dorset, England, UK, June

Two Beautiful demoiselles (Calopteryx virgo), River Char, Charmouth, Dorset, England, UK, June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) New Brunswick, Canada, July

Ebony jewelwing (Calopteryx maculata) New Brunswick, Canada, July

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male resting on water lily, River Wensum

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male resting on water lily, River Wensum, Norfolk, England, UK, July

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on flower head, Lower Tamar Lakes

Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on flower head, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: RF - Male banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), roosting among reeds, silhouetted

RF - Male banded demoiselles (Calopteryx splendens), roosting among reeds, silhouetted, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall, UK. June

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes

Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall / Devon border, UK. May

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Blue-winged Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend

Blue-winged Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle or Banded Agrion -Calopteryx splendens- male on a blade of grass

Banded Demoiselle or Banded Agrion -Calopteryx splendens- male on a blade of grass, Huhnermoor nature reserve, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Broad-winged damselfly -Calopterygidae- on twinflowered marsh marigold -Caltha-

Broad-winged damselfly -Calopterygidae- on twinflowered marsh marigold -Caltha-

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, male, Haren, Emsland region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, male, Haren, Emsland region, Lower Saxony, Germany, Europe

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Luebeln, Wendland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Luebeln, Wendland, Lower Saxony, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Female Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens- on an iris, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Female Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens- on an iris, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, male and female on an iris, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, male and female on an iris, North Hesse, Hesse, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful Demoiselles -Calopteryx virgo-, mating, mating heart shape, male, left

Beautiful Demoiselles -Calopteryx virgo-, mating, mating heart shape, male, left, Ummendorfer Ried, Germany, Europe

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, female, Ummendorfer Ried, Upper Swabia

Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, female, Ummendorfer Ried, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Detail view, macro, Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, female on reeds, Ummendorfer Ried

Detail view, macro, Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, female on reeds, Ummendorfer Ried, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Burgenland, Austria

Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, Burgenland, Austria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, male, Ummendorfer Ried Nature Reserve, Ummendorf

Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, male, Ummendorfer Ried Nature Reserve, Ummendorf, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens- in the morning dew, male

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens- in the morning dew, male, Ummendorfer Ried Nature Reserve, Ummendorf, Upper Swabia, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, two males, Bulgaria

Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, two males, Bulgaria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, female, on nettle leaf with dew, Bulgaria

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, female, on nettle leaf with dew, Bulgaria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, male, with dew, Bulgaria

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, male, with dew, Bulgaria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, metamorphosis, hatching, Bulgaria

Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, metamorphosis, hatching, Bulgaria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Empty larval case with newly hatched larva, Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens

Empty larval case with newly hatched larva, Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, metamorphosis, hatching, Bulgaria

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Demoiselle and crane designs

Demoiselle and crane designs
Drawing 27 Vol 2 by Alfred Waterhouse for the ornamentation of the Natural History Museum, London, 1876. (Two separate negatives)

Background imageBroad Winged Damselfly Collection: Calopteryx splendens, banded demoiselle

Calopteryx splendens, banded demoiselle. Illustration taken from Moses Harris, An Exposition of English Insects, 1776-1780



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The broad-winged damselfly, also known as the Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), is a stunning insect that can be found in various locations across Europe. In Belgium's Peerdsbos and Brasschaat, you can witness the beauty of the male Beautiful demoiselle damselfly with its vibrant colors and delicate wings. Meanwhile, in Lower Tamar Lakes, England, the male Banded demoiselle rests gracefully on grass heads or dew-covered reeds, creating picturesque scenes. In the Netherlands during August, these magnificent creatures find solace among blades of grass while showcasing their intricate head and thorax details. The abstract study of their wings and body reveals an awe-inspiring sight at Tamar Lakes in Cornwall during June. During July in Cornwall's grassy landscapes, soft-focus close-ups capture the ethereal beauty of male Banded demoiselles roosting amidst tall grasses. Silhouetted against sunsets reflected on water surfaces or perched on ferns nearby Lower Tamar Lakes' serene environment creates captivating visuals. Females are equally enchanting; a female Beautiful demoiselle finds respite atop Yellow iris buds in Cornwall during May. Their elegance is further highlighted when silhouetted against ferns or resting gently on Yellow iris petals. These mesmerizing images offer glimpses into the world of broad-winged damselflies - delicate yet resilient creatures that grace our surroundings with their remarkable presence.