Lestes viridis, copula
Lestes viridis (copula)
English name:Green Emerald Damselfly
Dutch name:Houtpantserjuffer
Photo taken at the Cartierheide,NB (NL),
July 1995

Note: Lestes viridis is the only European odonate ovipositing in bark of tree branches hanging over water. The eggs can be found by looking for egg marks. Some authors consider this species to be a genus apart, Chalcolestes.

© 2005 by Antoine van der Heijden