Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)

OTHER NAMES: Broad-bodied Darter
Latin Etymology: Libellula ("dragonfly") depressa ("suppressed")

Adult male Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa - unknown subspecies) at Geddington, Northants - June 2010

Featured Subspecies: N/A
Length: 39-48mm  /  Wingspan: 70mm
UK Status: Not Evaluated / IUCN Red List: Least Concern

A distinctive dragonfly which lives up to its name in indeed having a distinctive broad body - which makes it a lot bulkier than most dragonflies. This above specimen is a male, the females are an ochre-ey yellow. It is supposedly relatively common, but I have only encountered one once.

Related Species:
Order: Odonata 
Family: Libellulidae 
Genus: Libellula
SUBSPECIES: L. d. depressa, L. d. taurica

- Sighting Locations -

UNITED KINGDOM - A fairly common resident species which is seen in Summer

 - Seen in Geddington

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto .

Scarce Chaser (Libellula fulva)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology: Libellula ("dragonfly") fulva ("tawny")  

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

 - Seen in Deal, Kent 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto

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