Damselfly

This is a damselfly, which is a close relative to the dragonfly.  Because they are so similar they can easily be mistaken for each other.  If you are fortunate enough to see one at rest, you can tell which it is by the way it holds its wings.  Dragonflies hold their wings flat and out to their sides, like an open book; Damselflies hold their wings folded together above their bodies (like this one in the picture).  Damselflies, like this male Ebony Jewelwing, eat other insects such as mosquitoes, so it was good to see this one in the Connetquot River State Park where there are many mosquitoes.