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A Southern Hawker Dragonfly hanging from a blackberry bush with wings open

Southern hawker, Aeshna cyanea, single insect in flight, Warwickshire, August 2023

$Field characters: 66-84mm, abdomen: 50-61mm, Hw: 45-52mm.\nBlue Emperor is presently a common species, which is only absent from parts of the northern provinces of Groningen and Friesland. It is found at most larger bodies of standing water. Compared to the pre-1990 period, the species has increased strongly. So is with other dragonflies, Blue Emperor has benefit of the gradual warming in the last decades.\n\nThe largest Aeshnid in most of our area and common Species in the Netherlands..$

A blue, yellow and green dragonfly, Aeshna cyanea, clinging to a branch

DSLR full frame outdoor overcast daylight image of a dragon fly at a green yew tree in Germany

A southern hawker dragonfly, the largest in the UK, photographed in meadow land in the small village of Elswick in Lancashire in the UK

Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) resting on reed.

Male Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense) perched on a leaf in the early morning sun

$Large and gaudy hawker, its dark body inlaid with bright nuggets of apple-green and sky-blue. Typically hunts low down along borders, often in the half-dark, like a phantom. Markings, morphology and behaviour render it unmistakable. It is not closely related to other European Aeshna.\nField characters: Tot 67-76mm, Ab 51-61mm, Hw 43-53mm. One of the larger Aeshna species. \nHabitat: Breeds in wide range of waters, preferring those are stagnant, small and shaded, often murky with no substrate other than leaf litter, such as garden ponds or forest pools. Feeds along woodland ridges and clearings.\nFlight Season: Most typical of the late summer (July and August) and seldom seen before June, but flies well into autumn, with occasioanal records in November.\nDistribution: Often common in urban or heavily forested areas. One of the commoner Aeshna species in Central Europe.\n\nThis is a common Dragonfly in the described Habitats in the Netherlands.$

The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies

Aeshna viridis, the green hawker hovering in a pond.

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A close shot of a Dragonfly sitting on a leaf. A small insect has hitched a ride on the wing of a dragonfly.

Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker Dragonfly Insect. Digitally Enhanced Photograph.

Green Hawker Dragonfly (Aeshna viridis) resting on the leafs of reed (Phragmites australis) in natural habitat

$A brown and rather plain hawker, with largely clear wings and conspicuous green eyes. The yellow triangle on S2 is diagnostic, as are the colour and shape of the hind wing base. Males patrol marshy ditches, reedy lakesides and other lush, calm waters.\nField characters: Tot 62-66mm, Ab 47-54mm, Hw 39-45mm.\nHabitat: Ditches, marshes, ponds and lakes with rich vegetation. Favours swamps of Water-soldier (Stratiotes aloides) in most of its northern range.\nFlight Season: May to August in most of its range, most abundant in June; earlier than most Aeshnia.\nDistribution: Widespread but very local in much of its range, especially in south-west, often numerous where present. \n\nThis is not a very common Species in the described Habitats in the Netherlands, but the Species is the last Years quite common.$

A close-up of a dragonfly, with scintillating wings.

$Daytime side-view close-up of a single blue \$

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