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Hertfordshire, UK
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Bedfordshire UK
Dorset
one of a few pairs seen along a stretch of Essex ditch, with more than 100 males looking for their ideal partners.
www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/migrant-hawker
Description
Length: 63mm
Flight Period: August to October (some individuals in July and November)
A small Hawker, not aggressive towards other individuals and occasionally seen in large feeding swarms. It flies late into the autumn and is likely to be the only Hawker found in November. The costa is brown and there is a "golf-tee" shaped, yellow mark on S2.
Male: looks quite dark with blue, paired spots along the abdomen. The pale yellow ante-humerals are indistinct and short and eyes are blue.
Female: brown with similar markings to the male but the spots are smaller and often yellow, occasionally blue. The ante-humerals are insignificant or absent and eyes are brownish.
Habitat
Breeds in standing water but may be found well away from water along hedgerows or woodland edges. Frequently resting low in vegetation.
Status & Distribution
Common and increasing its range. Strongholds in southern England, but now reaching well into northern England and recently appeared in Ireland. Continental migrants may boost the population in late summer.
plenty of males evident in the warm Essex sunshine, August 6th 2019
Spotted by my keen-eyed son Tom - thank you! Westbere Marsh, Kent, July 16th 2016
Four-spotted Chaser, Four-spotted Skimmer, Libellula quadrimaculata. Lives near ponds, vernal pools and slow-flowing rivers. Found throughout North America, Asia and Europe.
Titchwell Marsh Nature Reserve (RSPB), Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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