Damselfly Fairy coloring page

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Damselfly Fairy

Damselfly Fairies are among the most beautiful of Fairies.  They prefer to stay in their natural diminutive size.  They obviously have an affinity with Damselflies.  Fairies sometimes also are very close to dragonflies.  This Damselfly Fairy is using Metis Oratio to communicate with the nearby Damselfly.  Mentis Oratio is a type of telepathy that Faires can do.  The Fairy is named Alette, which means "small winged one."  

Speaking of Fairy wings, you may notice that Alette has three pairs of wings while Damselflies have only two pairs of wings.  But this Damselfly Fairy has similar spots and veins as the Damselflies have. 

If you look closely you will see that Alette has a wand tucked into her flying belt.  A flying belt or Volantum Balteum is used for Fairies to fly long distances and at great speed.  You may not know this, but Fairies have advanced technology that in some ways is far beyond mortal science.  In fact, the leaf-like outfit that Alette has on is actually a Fairy material that is very light and can be made to look like tiny leaves.  Like most Fairies that love being among animals, Alette likes to wear either natural plant-based clothing or actual plants woven into clothing.  Also, some active wildlife Divus or Female Fairies prefer wearing outfits that are not dresses nor skirts... hence the two-piece outfit that Alette is wearing.

I suppose that technically Alette is both a Damselfly Fairy and a Wildlife Fairy.  Any Fairy that has a close relationship with wildlife can be called a Wildlife Fairy.  IF you are wondering about how a Damselfly Fairy would WANT to be friends with an insect, realize that the Fairies keep watch and help protect the wildlife they are friendly with.  

Now, about Damselflies:  Damselflies are closely related to Dragonflies.  Both insects are in the classification Order of Odonata.  Damselflies have been on Earth way longer than Fairies or even humans.  There are fossils of Damselflies that date back to the early Permian Period, before the dinosaurs evolved.  That is around 390 million years ago.  So Damselflies have been VERY successful on our shared planet.  Damselflies are generally smaller and always thinner than dragonflies.  

Many species of Damselflies are sexually dimorphic with the males being much more brightly colored.  (So not all "Damselflies are damsels or females.)  Females lay eggs in water and the worm-like young look a bit like a worm with legs.  Both the adult and larva forms are predatory on other insects.  So the Damselfly larva will eat other insect larvae, like mosquito larva.  Adult Damselflies would eat other adult insects like mosquitos.  So, there is a lot to like about Damselflies . . . . and the Damselfly Faires that protect them.  

This drawing is of a Damselfly Fairy and a couple of Damselflies during the summer.  Here in Northern Utah, it is very cold right now and there are NO Damselflies out and about right now.  But we have a lot of dragonflies and Damselflies up around our beautiful mountain lakes.  And there are probably a bunch of Damselfly Fairies and even Dragonfly Fairies up there in the mountains.  

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the button labeled Fantasy, Myths, and Circus.  Then scroll to the bottom of the list of drawings for this new drawing.  Have fun coloring!