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Northern emerald dragonfly
The northern emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is a middle-sized species of dragonfly first described by Johan Wilhelm Zetterstedt in 1840. The ...

Brown Hawker Dragonfly
The brown hawker (Aeshna grandis) is a large dragonfly about 73 millimetres (2.9 in) long. It is a distinctive species ...

Four-spotted chaser
When to see it It flies from mid May to mid August. Life History Sexually active males are highly territorial ...

Common blue damselfly habitat & life cycle
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum) The most common and abundant blue Damselfly found near a most diverse range of water ...

Emperor dragonfly | is a very large
Britain’s bulkiest Dragonfly. Male: Sky blue abdomen with a central dark line. Female: Green abdomen with a central dark line. ...

Migrant hawker dragonfly
Prior to the 1980s historic records show that this species was, as its name suggests, a migrant to VC 55. ...

Eastern Pondhawk Dragonflies life cycle & Facts
The eastern pondhawk is a common and well-known large dragonfly of ponds and other standing water. It is in the ...

widow skimmer dragonfly interesting facts
Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has ...

southern hawker dragonfly life cycle & Habitat facts
In Britain the Southern Hawker can usually be seen on the wing from mid June to mid October. The female ...