When trying to get the wing position correct for Damsel Spinners, the wings are usually splayed out, they are only along the abdomen when alive and at rest, Dragonfly wings are always outspread whether at rest or dead. another to add to this family of flies is the Demoiselle of which there are two species across here, Damsels and Dragonflies being the predominant species.

I am currently running a Damsel Fly / Dragonfly challenge for dry adult patterns and will be posting the entries at UKFLYDRESSING very shortly so you will see some interpretations of both flies from some really excellent tyers.