Latin Etymology: Libellula ("dragonfly") fulva ("tawny")
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Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva) at Deal, Kent, UK - June 2022 |
Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ? / Length: 45mm / Wingspan: 74mm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated
A species of dragonfly that favours lowland floodplains in the South and East of England as well as much of Europe. The females and juvenile males have bright orange abdomens while the adult males are the more typical powder blue associated with other members of the chaser family.
Related Species:
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Libellula
SUBSPECIES: ?
- Sighting Locations -
UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident species which is seen in Summer
Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto
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