Broad-bodied Chaser663 viewsThe Broad-bodied Chaser, Libellula depressa, is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes blue.
Damselfly558 viewsDamselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are insects in the order Odonata.
Damselfly488 viewsDamselflies (suborder Zygoptera) are insects in the order Odonata.
Damselfly497 viewsTaken while on butterfly walk with the butterfly conservation and CRT led by Vince Lea was a very good day and we spotted more than 20 species of butterfly and moth.
Hairy Hawker475 viewsBrachytron is a monophyletic genus of European dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae containing the Hairy Dragonfly (Brachytron pratense), also known as the Hairy Hawker. Taken while on a butterfly conservation walk at Barton in Cambridgshire our guide was Vince Lea.