Male banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) preparing to take off from a riverside plant, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly covered with dew, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly covered with dew, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly covered with dew, Kent, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Banded Demoiselle Damselfly (Calopteryx splendens), male

Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, sitting on reed stalk, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) to Spreading Bellflower (Campanula patula), Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselles (calopteryx splendens), mating wheel on reed stalk, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, on reed stalk, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea), female, laying eggs, attacked by banded damselfly Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, sitting on red campion (Silene dioica) red campion, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), male, on reed stalk (Phragmites communis), frontal view, Hesse, Germany, Europe

Banded demoiselle (calopteryx splendens), male, Hesse, Germany, Europe