| Banded Demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782)) |
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Scientific name: Calopteryx splendens (Harris, 1782) Common name: Banded Demoiselle French name: Caloptéryx éclatant Order: Odonata Suborder: Zygoptera Family: Calopterygidae Wingspan: 60-70 mm. Biotope: Near slow running water bordered by damp meadows. Geographic area: All Europe except the Iberian Peninsula. Western Asia and North Africa. Flight time: May to September. |
The male's body is metallic blue coloured. Each of the four wings shows a blue mark starting from the middle of the wing and ending before the apex. The female is bronze green with clear wings. The Banded Demoiselle feeds on insects captured in flight. The female totally goes under water to lay the eggs, holding on a water plant. The larva lives two years under water. The imago only lives a few weeks. |
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I have observed this Banded Demoiselle in a damp meadow next to the Doubs river. |
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Pictures of Banded Demoiselles are very easy to take because you can often go very close. |
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The Banded Demoiselle are used to always landing on the same stem. |
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The female shows a beautiful metallic green colour. |
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It's rather difficult to identify females between Banded Demoiselle and Beautiful Demoiselle. |
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A close front view waiting the acquisition of true macro lenses very soon. |
André Bon September 2012