Blue-striped Spreadwing

Erika and I found a Blue-striped Spreadwing at La Selva Reserve in Heredia, Costa Rica, on 15 July 2017. This damselfly perched on the underside of a plant in an overgrown pond that was surrounded by jungle. The species ranges from southern Texas and southern Florida to northern South America and the Antilles. Males, like this one, usually perch over water in thick vegetation. Although July is within the wet season in Costa Rica, Paulson (2011) suggests that this species, at least in some parts of its range, may spend the winter as adults and the wet season as larvae.