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Banded Demoiselle Collection

The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a stunning damselfly species that can be found in various locations around the world

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Calopteryx splendens

Calopteryx splendens
Fabrizio Daminelli

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) males resting on grass, Netherlands, August

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Calopteryx Splendens, Lura park, Lomazzo, Como province, Lombardy, Italy

Calopteryx Splendens, Lura park, Lomazzo, Como province, Lombardy, Italy

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), River Frome, Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), River Frome, Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) damselfly covered with dew, Kent, England

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple

Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Creator: Vere Temple
Dragonflies, c1930s, (1945). Male and female of Agrion splendens, a type of damselfly; male Libellula fulva, the scarce chaser dragonfly; nymph case of Agrion splendens; Pimpla instigator

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) two males on grass, Netherlands

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male with open wings on Field Horsetail

Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) male with open wings on Field Horsetail (Equisetum arvense), Hesse, Germany

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Beautiful Demoiselle -Calopteryx virgo-, female, Ummendorfer Ried, Upper Swabia

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, Untergroningen, Abtsgmuend, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, two males, Bulgaria

Banded Demoiselles -Calopteryx splendens-, two males, Bulgaria

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

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, male, with dew, Bulgaria

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle -Calopteryx splendens-, metamorphosis, hatching, Bulgaria

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle 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 imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens, a Damselfly with a long narrow body

Banded Demoiselle, Calopteryx splendens, a Damselfly with a long narrow body and a black spot on its wings clings to a green plant with its bent legs

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded demoiselle damselfly C014 / 3036

Banded demoiselle damselfly C014 / 3036
Banded demoiselle damselfly. Male banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) on a leaf. This damselfly is often found along slow-flowing streams and rivers in Eurasia

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle - damselfly resting on willowherb - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England

Banded Demoiselle - damselfly resting on willowherb - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England
GUY-7 Banded Demoiselle - damselfly resting on willowherb Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England Calopteryx splendens Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - resting on yellow iris leaf - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England

Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - resting on yellow iris leaf - Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England
GUY-8 Banded Demoiselle Damselfly - resting on yellow iris leaf Cannock Chase - Staffordshire - England Calopteryx splendens Guy Rogers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Calopteryx splendens, banded demoiselle

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

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Female banded demoiselle damselfly

Female banded demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) on a bramble leaf (Rubus sp.). Damselflies undergo incomplete metamorphosis

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Male banded damselfly

Male banded damselfly (Calopteryx splendens) sitting on a leaf. This species of damselfly is named after the dark band that is found on the wings of the males

Background imageBanded Demoiselle Collection: Banded Demoiselle - males in their habitat

Banded Demoiselle - males in their habitat
RD-49 Banded Demoiselle - males in their habitat Calopteryx splendens Giacomo Radi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway



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The banded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens) is a stunning damselfly species that can be found in various locations around the world. With its vibrant colors and delicate wings, it is truly a sight to behold. In one captivating image, we see a male banded demoiselle resting on a grass head at Lower Tamar Lakes. The dew-covered reed becomes its perch in another photo, creating an ethereal atmosphere. A buttercup serves as the perfect backdrop for this magnificent creature in yet another shot. Zooming in closer, we are treated to a close-up detail of the banded demoiselle's head and thorax. Every intricate feature is highlighted, showcasing its beauty up close and personal. Moving across borders, these mesmerizing insects also grace the Netherlands with their presence. Males are captured peacefully resting on grasses during August, adding charm to the landscape. Italy's Lura Park becomes home to Calopteryx splendens as well. Lombardy province witnesses their graceful flight among lush surroundings. In England's River Frome at Dorchester, Dorset County, these damselflies bring life and color to the serene waterside scenery. An abstract study of wings and body showcases their unique patterns against the backdrop of Tamar Lakes in Cornwall during June. Soft focus adds an artistic touch to this composition. Roosting among grasses becomes a favorite pastime for male banded demoiselles during July in Cornwall. Their bodies and wings create soft silhouettes against nature's canvas. A striking silhouette emerges when one perches on a reed while being illuminated by sunlight reflecting off water surfaces—a breathtaking moment captured in Cornwall during May. Lastly, we find our subject silhouetted against ferns at Lower Tamar Lakes—yet another picturesque scene where nature meets elegance. These images portray not just beautiful creatures but also remind us of how diverse and captivating our natural world can be.