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Damselflies Scientific classification Families Amphipterygidae
The Damselfly (suborder Zygoptera ) is an insect in the order Odonata . They are similar to a dragonfly , but the adults can be differentiated by the fact their wings are held along the body when at rest. They are also usually smaller, and weaker fliers than dragonflies, and the eyes are separated.
Common Blue Damselfly (
Enallagama cyathigerum )
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Damselflies (1481 words)
Damselfly nymphs are hatched in shallow water and tend to stay in the shallows among weed beds where food is plentiful. When the damselflies do hatch, it is usually during mid-day and the damselflies come to the shoreline weeds in great numbers. The adult damselfly is not normally a food source for the trout in our interior lakes and thus is of little importance to the fly fisher.
Damselfly - Search Results - MSN Encarta (105 words)
Damselfly , common name for several families of insects related to the dragonfly . Damselflies are distinguished from dragonflies by their more... One of the most common dragonflies in the United States is the green darner, with a brilliant green head and thorax.
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