Theo Bosboom / Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) pair mating, De Peel National Park, the Netherlands, July.

Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Female Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella), Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June

Benjamin Barthelemy,Benjamin Barthelemy / Male Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) resting on a stem, Vallee de la Seille (Seille Valley), Lorraine, France, June

Bernard Castelein / Irish damselfly;(Coenagrion lunulatum) with dew droplets on wing, resting on Cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium). Klein Schietveld Brasschaat, Belgium. May.

Oliver Wright / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) resting on leaf. Fairburn Ings RSPB nature reserve, West Yorkshire, England, UK. May. Focus stacked image.

Nick Upton / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) male animal resting on marginal plants in a garden pond as it eats a small fly, Wiltshire, UK, June.

Jan Hamrsky / Narrow-winged damselfly nymph (Coenagrion pulchellum), resting on a water plant, June, Europe, controlled conditions

Jan Hamrsky / Narrow-winged damselfly nymph (Coenagrion pulchellum), resting on a water plant, June, Europe, controlled conditions

Theo Bosboom / Damselfly, mostly likely Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum) with prey, Deelerwoud, Veluwe, the Netherlands, August.

Jussi Murtosaari / Variable damselfly (Coenagrion pulchellum), male, Finland, June.

Adrian Davies / Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella) pair mating. Surrey, UK.

Ross Hoddinott / Male Azure damselfly (Coenagrion puella), early morning light, Broxwater pond, Cornwall, UK. August 2016.