Banded Demoiselle Damselfly Taken at Woodhall Dean on 6th July 2018 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 600 mm zoom lens. Banded Demoiselle Damselfly. Species: Order: Family: Calopteryx splendens. Odonata. Calopterygidae. Length: Habitat: Description: Flies/Found: Feature: Up to 48 mm. Freshwater habitat, particularly open running water bodies such as streams and smaller rivers. Male and female are variable in color and pattern. The male has translucent wings which each have a broad, dark iridescent blue-black spot (or band) across the outer part. On immature dragonflies the spot is dark brown. The body can be a metallic blue or bluish green or a combination of both colours, depending on the time of year and location. The female has translucent, pale green iridescent wings with a white patch near the tip, and a metallic green or bronze/green body. May - September. It is very sensitive to pollution so a good indicator of clean water. Very scarce in Scotland