Damselflies: Shiny Metallic

I have posted about these about a month ago, but they should be in this series, so here they are again, with different photos.

These are spreadwings (Lestidae), pantserjuffers in Dutch. Most damselflies sit with their wings folded backwards; these usually don't fold their wings all the way back, hence the name.

There are several species of them, and they are hard to tell apart; I usually can't.

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 42mm, ISO160, f8, 1/160s}

I was told this is a willow emerald damselfly (Chalcolestes viridis), houtpantserjuffer in Dutch:

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/200s}

More of the unidentified ones:

^{Olympus XZ-1, 28mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/80s}

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 135mm, ISO200, f5.6, 1/250s}

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f8, 1/250s}

Getting ready to mate:

^{Olympus XZ-1, 112mm, ISO100, f5.6, 1/125s}

This can be a crowded affait, with two pairs sharing a straw or a blade of grass.

In this photo, the second one from the top actually hit the one below in the back of the head. I thought that was very funny, but you had to be there, I suppose:

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/250s}

Heart-shaped mating (while looking into the lens):

^{Olympus Stylus 1s, 300mm, ISO200, f8, 1/125s}

Thanks for watching!