Archive Catalog No. 7 The Indigo Dusk-Wing
Indigovela nocturnae
Common Name: “The Indigo Dusk-Wing”
Collected: 1872, near the edges of Lake Veillon, Corsica
By: Prof. Emeric Boulanger, amateur astronomer and amateur entomologist
With its slender obsidian body and wings stained in pale indigo and silken blue, Indigovela nocturnae—known commonly as The Indigo Dusk-Wing—is a dragonfly of gentle atmospheres and transitional light. Most often observed gliding just above still water at twilight, its wings appear almost translucent until caught by a passing ray of dusk—then suddenly, they glow like smoke-infused glass.
Professor Boulanger, who first recorded the species while charting lunar reflections on the surface of Lake Veillon, insisted it only appeared during “the violet hour”—a brief window between sunset and nightfall. His notes, accompanied by delicate watercolours, described it as “the last breath of sky before the dark.”
The Duskwing Indigo remains elusive and lightly documented, with some naturalists speculating that its coloration is a visual phenomenon caused by wing structure rather than pigment. Others claim the hue is seasonal—deepening in spring, fading by midsummer.
Note: Each image is a high quality archival glicée print on acid-free paper, a method that creates fine art reproductions with exceptional color accuracy and longevity. Pigments-based inks are designed to resist fading and discoloration and capture the finest details and subtle color variations with great precision.
Housed in a 4×6” crystal-clear acrylic specimen block, its 1” depth allows freestanding display. Each piece is designed to exhibit on desk, shelf, or wall.
Fly Design uses a practice known as entonology — the study of fictitious insects — to reimagine the natural world through scientific storytelling and poetic design.
Indigovela nocturnae
Common Name: “The Indigo Dusk-Wing”
Collected: 1872, near the edges of Lake Veillon, Corsica
By: Prof. Emeric Boulanger, amateur astronomer and amateur entomologist
With its slender obsidian body and wings stained in pale indigo and silken blue, Indigovela nocturnae—known commonly as The Indigo Dusk-Wing—is a dragonfly of gentle atmospheres and transitional light. Most often observed gliding just above still water at twilight, its wings appear almost translucent until caught by a passing ray of dusk—then suddenly, they glow like smoke-infused glass.
Professor Boulanger, who first recorded the species while charting lunar reflections on the surface of Lake Veillon, insisted it only appeared during “the violet hour”—a brief window between sunset and nightfall. His notes, accompanied by delicate watercolours, described it as “the last breath of sky before the dark.”
The Duskwing Indigo remains elusive and lightly documented, with some naturalists speculating that its coloration is a visual phenomenon caused by wing structure rather than pigment. Others claim the hue is seasonal—deepening in spring, fading by midsummer.
Note: Each image is a high quality archival glicée print on acid-free paper, a method that creates fine art reproductions with exceptional color accuracy and longevity. Pigments-based inks are designed to resist fading and discoloration and capture the finest details and subtle color variations with great precision.
Housed in a 4×6” crystal-clear acrylic specimen block, its 1” depth allows freestanding display. Each piece is designed to exhibit on desk, shelf, or wall.
Fly Design uses a practice known as entonology — the study of fictitious insects — to reimagine the natural world through scientific storytelling and poetic design.