Title

Emerald damselfly

Caption

Emerald damselfly (Lestes sponsa), well camouflaged on the stem of the rush the rush damselfly has spent the night, the wings are still fully wetted by the morning dew, the first rays of sunshine dry the wings and the dragonfly is able to fly again, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Europe

Date

Sep 11, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Dieter Mahlke

Reference

BRK23F77_005

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

71,6Mb (2,9Mb) / 19,2in x 14,4in / 5774 x 4334 (300dpi)

Keywords

Central Europe Common Spreadwing Emerald Damselflies Emerald Damselfly Europe Europe's FRG Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia German German Federal Republic Germany Insect Insecta Insects Juncaceae Juncus Lestes Lestes sponsa Middle Europe NRW No People North Rhine-Westphalia North-Rhine Westphalia Odonata Odonate Odonates Pterygota Republic of Germany Rush Rushes Water drop adaption adaptions animal animals beam camouflage camouflaged camouflaging deserted dew dragonfly drop drops dry drying empty flying insect flying insects good habitat moistened moisture morning dew natural environment natural environments natural habitat nature no one nobody open air pterygote insect ray rays stem stems stick uninhabited water water droplets water drops waterdrop waterfront waters well wet wetness wetted wildlife photography wing wings Damselflies Damselfly Poales Zygoptera dew drop dew drops dewdrop fauna plant plants wildlife