Two things really struck me when I first encountered this damselfly—its captivating blue eyes and its extraordinarily long abdomen.
Most damselfly fold in their wings when they are at rest, but damselflies of the Lestidae family keep them open and are commonly known as spreadwings. Only two members of this family are on the species list for my marshland park—the Swamp and the Slender Spreadwing—and this looks to me like might be a male Slender Spreadwing damselfly (Lestes rectangularis).
I would welcome a correction or confirmation of my identification, because I feel almost clueless when it comes to identifying damselflies.
© Michael Q. Powell. All rights reserved.
Mike Powell 
Nice work
Thanks. Damselflies are so small that I am always excited when I can get a shot of one.
That does seem like an extra long body. I wonder what advantage being so long gives this damselfly. It must have evolved this way for a reason. The eyes are huge! The better to see its prey with, I’m sure.
Excellent pic..:-)
Nice capture
Boy, those spread wings have sooooper long abdomens. I’ll have to check my local marsh for these types of damselflies. I don’t think I’ve seen them.
For the most part, damselfly identification is above my pay grade. Wish I could be more helpful, Mike!
I agree, they are tiny and are very hard to focus.Great image.
Quite simply put just “Beautiful”
What a gorgeous shot, they are such amazing creatures…Please, keep them coming.