Painted Damsel - Hesperagrion
 This genus consists of one species in North America.
The thorax on the mature male is blue laterally becoming a cream
or pale greenish-yellow ventrally. The abdomen is of a blue-green
coloration dorsally and a yellowish ventrally with bright orange
terminal appendages. The wings are clear. The eyes are black
dorsally and blue and green ventrally with bright red postocular spots.
According to Dennis Paulison this specie shows a dramatic color change
with age and cannot be mistaken for any other damselfly in North
America. It is unique in appearance.
The females coloration is similar to that of the mature
male but somewhat paler. Eyes are a light brown
dorsally and green ventrally with blue postocular spots.
These beauties can be found in slow-moving streams and ditches
with much surrounding vegetation.
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