Wildly orange...
Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa), teneral ♀
Ssssslurp!
Painted Lady (Vanessa cardui)
Watercooled
Blue-tailed Damselfly ♂ (Ischnura elegans), cooling off on an extremely hot summer day
ᴇɴᴊᴏʏɪɴɢ sᴘʀɪɴɢ
🦋 ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ-ᴛɪᴘ (ᴀɴᴛʜᴏᴄʜᴀʀɪs ᴄᴀʀᴅᴀᴍɪɴᴇs - ᴀᴜʀᴏʀᴀғᴀʟᴛᴇʀ)
Red!
Ruddy darter ♂ (Sympetrum sanguineum)
White at sunset...
Large White ♀ (Pieris brassica) | Linnaeus, 1758
Newly emerged
Scarce chaser ♀ (Libellula fulva)
ʏᴏᴜ'ʀᴇ sᴏ ᴠᴀɪɴ
European peacock (Aglais io | Tagpfauenauge) at nature reserve Waghäusel Wagbachniederung, Germany, Europe
Large red damselfly
ʟᴀʀɢᴇ ʀᴇᴅ ᴅᴀᴍsᴇʟғʟʏ (ᴘʏʀʀʜᴏsᴏᴍᴀ ɴʏᴍᴘʜᴜʟᴀ | ғʀᴜ̈ʜᴇ ᴀᴅᴏɴɪsʟɪʙᴇʟʟᴇ)
ғɪʀsᴛ ʙʀɪᴍsᴛᴏɴᴇ 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟷 (ɢᴏɴᴇᴘᴛᴇʀʏx ʀʜᴀᴍɴɪ)
Scarce chaser ♂ (Libellula vulva)
sᴄᴀʀᴄᴇ ᴄʜᴀsᴇʀ ♂ (ʟɪʙᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀ ᴠᴜʟᴠᴀ | sᴘɪᴛᴢᴇɴғʟᴇᴄᴋ) species of special concern, on Red List of Germany
A waspy encounter...
That wasp looks quite scary, doesn't it?
Laying eggs...
Lesser emperor (Anax parthenope) | The female is ovipositing and the male holds on to her until she is finished doing that. As they fly around a lot during that to spread the eggs to many different places, he keeps holding her during the whole process to avoid other males mating with her, because the last one who does is the one who fertilizes the eggs - so he makes sure it's his offspring! Nature at work...
Marbled white...
ᴍᴀʀʙʟᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪᴛᴇ (ᴍᴇʟᴀɴᴀʀɢɪᴀ ɢᴀʟᴀᴛʜᴇᴀ | sᴄʜᴀᴄʜʙʀᴇᴛᴛ) ᴀᴛ ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ ʙᴇʀɴᴛᴀʟ ɴᴇᴀʀ ʟᴇɪsᴀᴛᴅᴛ, ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ
Resting...
ʙʟᴜᴇ-ᴇʏᴇᴅ ʜᴀᴡᴋᴇʀ ♂ (ᴀᴇsʜɴᴀ ᴀғғɪɴɪs / sᴜ̈ᴅʟɪᴄʜᴇ ᴍᴏsᴀɪᴋᴊᴜɴɢғᴇʀ)
ᴘʀᴇʏɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɴᴛɪs (ᴍᴀɴᴛɪs ʀᴇʟɪɢɪᴏsᴀ)
Tongue extended...
Silver-washed fritillary (Argynnis paphia)
Banded Demoiselle ♀ (Calopteryx splendens)
Banded Demoiselle ♀ (Calopteryx splendens | Gebänderte Prachtlibelle)
Essex Skipper (Thymelicus lineola)
ᴇssᴇx sᴋɪᴘᴘᴇʀ (ᴛʜʏᴍᴇʟɪᴄᴜs ʟɪɴᴇᴏʟᴀ | sᴄʜᴡᴀʀᴢᴋᴏʟʙɪɢᴇʀ ʙʀᴀᴜɴ-ᴅɪᴄᴋᴋᴏᴘғғᴀʟᴛᴇʀ)
A brand new dragon!
ʙʟᴀᴄᴋ-ᴛᴀɪʟᴇᴅ sᴋɪᴍᴍᴇʀ ♂ (ᴏʀᴛʜᴇᴛʀᴜᴍ ᴄᴀɴᴄᴇʟʟᴀᴛᴜᴍ) sʜᴏʀᴛʟʏ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴇᴍᴇʀɢᴇɴᴄᴇ. ʜᴇ's sᴛɪʟʟ ᴏʀᴀɴɢᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴇᴀʀʟʏ sᴛᴀɢᴇ, ʙᴜᴛ ʜᴇ ᴡɪʟʟ ᴄʜᴀɴɢᴇ ʜɪs ᴄᴏʟᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ʙʟᴜᴇ sᴏᴏɴ! ɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴇ ʀᴇsᴇʀᴠᴇ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴛᴇʀsʜᴇɪᴍᴇʀ ᴛᴏɴɢʀᴜʙᴇɴ, sᴘᴇʏᴇʀ/ʀᴏ̈ᴍᴇʀʙᴇʀɢ, ɢᴇʀᴍᴀɴʏ, ᴇᴜʀᴏᴘᴇ
Head over heels...
ʜᴏʟʟʏ ʙʟᴜᴇ (ᴄᴇʟᴀsᴛʀɪɴᴀ ᴀʀɢɪᴏʟᴜs | ғᴀᴜʟʙᴀᴜᴍʙʟᴀ̈ᴜʟɪɴɢ)
Scarce chaser, teneral ♂ (Libellula vulva)
sᴄᴀʀᴄᴇ ᴄʜᴀsᴇ, ᴛᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ♂ (ʟɪʙᴇʟʟᴜʟᴀ ᴠᴜʟᴠᴀ | sᴘɪᴛᴢᴇɴғʟᴇᴄᴋ) in color transition from teneral amber to adult blue species of special concern, on Red List of Germany
sᴘʀɪɴɢ ɪs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɪʀ
ғɪɴᴀʟʟʏ! ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴇᴍᴇʟʏ ʟᴀᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʏᴇᴀʀ
ʙᴀɴᴅᴇᴅ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɪsᴇʟʟᴇ ♂ (ᴄᴀʟᴏᴘᴛᴇʀʏx sᴘʟᴇɴᴅᴇɴs - ɢᴇʙᴀ̈ɴᴅᴇʀᴛᴇ ᴘʀᴀᴄʜᴛʟɪʙᴇʟʟᴇ)
