| The Painted Damsel (Hesperagrion heterodoxum) might be considered one of the most colorful and beautiful damselflies in the United States. It occurs in southwest Texas, New Mexico and Arizona with some records north to Colorado. It also occurs in Mexico. The shots shown here (first image to 4th: adult male, younger male, female and very young female) were taken along Limpia Creek in Fort Davis, Jeff Davis Co., Texas with a Canon EOS 1D Mark II and EF 300 mm F/4 L IS lens with a 2X extender and 550 EX flash. |
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| The female Painted Damsel shown here and the male just following were in Pima Co., Arizona, in May, 2008. |
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| The shot shown here shows a female Painted Damsel in the foreground and a young male out-of-focus in the background. This shot and the next 3 were taken near Fort Davis, Jeff Davis Co., Texas, in September, 2009, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark III and an EF 300mm F/4 L IS lens and 2X extender and 580 flash. |
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| Adult male Painted Damsel in the next 2 shots. |
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| The next two shots of male Painted Damsels were taken in Corrales, Sandoval Co., New Mexico, in August, 2011, with a Canon EOS 1D Mark IV and a Sigma 50-500mm lens and Canon 580 flash. |
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