English name: Clear-winged Demoiselle

Size:  Large damselfly (4-5 cm).

Habitat: Sunny standing or slowly flowing water.

Distribution: Lebanon and Syria. 
In Israel it has not been seen for decades, and it probably became extinct with the draining of the Hula swamp.

Season:  Flies from April to September (according to data from Lebanon).  

Identification marks: Damselfly distinguished by its metallic and shining colors (hence its name).
The male is dark blue, and there is a black spot in the middle of each wing.
The female is dark green. The wing is transparent and the wing veins are prominent in black. There is no prominent pterostigma.

Similar species:
The only species remaining in the country in the genus Calopteryx is Calopteryx splendens.