A photographic treat for you this moring courtesy of some stunning images from Brian Nelson. Many thanks to Brian and for the extra information.
Cicindela campestris, Tiger Beetle (Brian Nelson)
Somatochlora arctica Moorland or Northern Emerald, Ireland’s rarest species , confined to a few sites in Kerry (Brian Nelson)
Aeshna affinis (Blue-eyed or Southern Migrant Hawker) is the species causing excitement in Essex at present (see http://www.dragonflysoc.org.uk/hotnews.asp) This one taken in France
(Brian Nelson)