Pictures of damselflies and dragonflies

Images of damselflies and dragonflies taken by Rhett Ayers Butler. Last updated: January 2, 2023.

Multicolored dragonfly

Dragonfly with rainbow wings

Black violet and green damselfly

Red-eyed dragonfly [kalbar_1607]

Red-eyed dragonfly [kalbar_1607]

Giant dragonfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Green grasshawk dragonfly

Red grasshawk butterfly

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0595]

Stream Glory (Neurobasis chinensis) a metallic green damselfly

Red grasshawk dragonfly [kalimantan_0482]

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0284]

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Red grasshawk butterfly [aceh_0527]

Blueberry grasshawk

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0591]

Yellow orange and black damselfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly [madagascar_5088]

Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0215]

Brilliant blue dragonfly [kalbar_0705]

Brilliant blue dragonfly [kalbar_0705]

Raspberry grasshawk

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Green damselfly [sabah_tawau_0434]

Giant damselfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly [kalbar_0392]

Red grasshawk dragonfly [kalimantan_9026]

Yellow dragonfly with maroon eyes and blue cheeks [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0511]

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0004]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0004]

Giant damselfly

Blue damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1197]

Red grasshawk butterfly [aceh_0525]

Blue dragonfly [madagascar_6123]

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Multicolored dragonfly

Giant dragonfly

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0590]

Red-pink dragonfly

Purple grasshawk

Giant dragonfly

Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0216]

Raspberry dragonfly [madagascar_7202]

Red grasshawk dragonfly [kalimantan_0483]

Dragonfly [madagascar_masoala_0294]

Red dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0452]

Greek grasshawk

Green damselfly [sabah_tawau_0435]

Unidentified Dragonfly

Electric red dragonfly

Electric red dragonfly

Blue dragonfly with red and green eyes

Red green and turquoise damselfly

Giant damselfly

Red and blue dragonfly

Magenta dragonfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Multi-colored dragonfly

Green damselfly

Purple grasshawk

Multicolored dragonfly

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Multi-colored dragonfly -- sabah_3310

Raspberry dragonfly

Yellow grasshawk dragonfly

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1398]

Damselfly [colombia_0468]

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1337]

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Dragonfly in Peru

Blue and black damselfly

Magenta dragonfly [panama_0655]

Multicolored dragonfly

Greek grasshawk

Turquoise violet and black damselfly [sumatra_9105]

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0283]

Red and purple dragonfly

Raspberry dragnofly

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Raspberry grasshawk

Giant damselfly

Cannibalistic dragonfly

Yellow grasshawk dragonfly

Red grasshawk [sabah_sepilok_0558]

Multicolored dragonfly

Multicolored dragonfly

Turquoise violet and black damselfly

Green damselfly [sabah_tawau_0433]

Raspberry-colored dragonfly

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0001]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0001]

Black violet and green damselfly [sumatra_0914]

Green grasshawk

Dragonfly eating a fly

Giant damselfly

Blue and black damselfly

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Green grasshawk

Green grasshawk

Black violet and sky blue dragonfly

Green damselfly [sabah_tawau_0438]

Turquoise damselfly

Green dragonfly eating the head off another dragonfly

Damselfly [colombia_2716]

Dragonfly [costa-rica_0891]

Multicolored dragonfly

Green grasshawk

Black violet and green damselfly [sumatra_0922]

Magenta dragonfly

Red green and turquoise damselfly [kalimantan_0473]

Damselfly with rainbow wings

Red-pink dragonfly [colombia_3560]

Peruvian dragonfly

Yellow dragonfly with maroon eyes and blue cheeks [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0514]

Blue orange and black damselfies

Red dragonfly [madagascar_7276]

Red Grasshawk dragonfly (Neurothemis sp)?

Metallic green damselfly

Black and yellow dragonfly

Spectacular blue and green dragonfly

Red-pink dragonfly [colombia_3562]

Multicolored dragonfly

Black violet and green damselfly [sumatra_0916]

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Raspberry grasshawk

Giant dragonfly in New Guinea

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0286]

Dragonfly [colombia_2793]

Multicolored dragonfly

Blue dragonfly [colombia_2121]

Magenta dragonfly [panama_0653]

Turquoise damselfly [panama_0926]

Green grasshawk butterfly [aceh_0522]

Stream Glory (Neurobasis chinensis) a metallic green damselfly [sumatra_0902]

Damselfly [sabah_tawau_0285]

Red and blue damselfly [colombia_0352]

Brown damselfly

Black violet and green damselfly [sumatra_0913]

Damselfly [sabah_tawau_0283]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0009]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0009]

Turquoise dragonfly

Red grasshawk dragonfly [kalimantan_0480]

Damselfly [colombia_2715]

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_1331]

Turquoise violet and black damselfly [sumatra_9096]

Black dragonfly with black bands on its wings

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0008]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0008]

Green Stream Glory Damselfly (Neurobasis chinensis)

Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0217]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0005]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0005]

Blue and black damselfly [colombia_2603]

Red grasshawk [sumatra_1325]

Black violet and green damselfly [sumatra_0912]

Damselfly [costa_rica_la_selva_0596]

Blue-eyed dragonfly

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0282]

Gold dragonfly [kalbar_1763]

Gold dragonfly [kalbar_1763]

Dragonfly in Peru

Raspberry-colored dragonfly [colombia_2442]

Dragonfly [costa_rica_osa_0212]

Red green and turquoise damselfly [kalimantan_0472]

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0287]

Red grasshawk dragonfly

Unidentified Dragonfly [madagascar_ankarafantsika_0316]

Raspberry grasshawk

Green grasshawk

Turquoise violet and black damselfly [sumatra_9103]

Green dragonfly [kalsel_0003]

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