Amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium
Amphibious bistort Polygonum amphibium floating form in flower
Water soldier Stratiotes aloides
Water soldier Stratiotes aloides showing emergent leaves
Parrot’s feather Myriophyllium aquaticum sketchbook study
Sketchbook study of this invasive aquatic plant, with botanical details, completed for FOR Sweden
New Zealand pigmyweed Crassula helmsii
Sketchbook illustration showing plant, habit and details. Also known as Swamp stonecrop, this plant is an invasive aquatic species in many areas.
Mayfly Ephemera vulgata
Mayfly Ephemera vulgata adult side view showing wing venation with markings, green body, and lack of mouth parts Perched on a stem, cut to white
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula egg laying
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula pair egg laying with male holding female with his anal claspers around her neck as she lays eggs just below the surface of the water
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula entire life cycle
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula life cycle showing all the life stages against a blue wash backround with aquatic plants and pebbles and mud, adult, mating pait, egg laying, egg, larva, exuvia, emergent adult all shown, water lily on water surface
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula mating
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula pair mating in distinctive cartwheel shape with background of water and aquatic plants
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula adult
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula adult against a blue background
Migrant hawker Aeshna mixta
Migrant hawker Aeshna mixta adult male dorsal view cut to white
Red eyed damsel Erythromma najas
Red eyed damsel Erythromma najas male dorsal view cut to white
Red veined darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Red veined darter Sympetrum fonscolombii
Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale
Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale male cut to white
Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale 2
Southern damselfly Coenagrion mercuriale male side view showing thoracic markings, resting on vegetation with abdomen slightly upturned
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea male cut to white
Beautiful demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful demoiselle Calopteryx virgo male in side view showing irridescent blue body and beautiful irridescent wings held folded, perched on water side vegetation with red eyes and bright green thorax clear
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula adult male cut to white
Sarep sprite Pseudagrion sarepi
Sarep sprite Pseudagrion sarepi male in side view cut to white
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula larva
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula larvae under water on stony substrate with caudal lamellae or tracheal gills clearly visible; water plants including crowfoot behind
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula emerging
Large red damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula in amongst vegetation emerging from its larval shell which it will leave behind as its exuvia, adult colours not yet fully developed, cut to white
Keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens
Keeled skimmer Orthetrum coerulescens male resting on vegetation cut to white
Broad bodied chaser Libellula depressa 2
Broad bodied chaser Libellula depressa male cut to white
Azure damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure damselfly Coenagrion puella cut to white
Banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens
Banded demoiselle Calopteryx splendens in side view male cut to white