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emperor dragonfly is a very large (5)

Emperor dragonfly | is a very large

Kelly

  Britain’s bulkiest Dragonfly.   Male: Sky blue abdomen with a central dark line.   Female: Green abdomen with a central dark line. ...

migrant hawker dragonfly (4)

Migrant hawker dragonfly

Kelly

Prior to the 1980s historic records show that this species was, as its name suggests, a migrant to VC 55. ...

eastern pondhawk dragonflies life cycle & facts (3)

Eastern Pondhawk Dragonflies life cycle & Facts

Kelly

The eastern pondhawk is a common and well-known large dragonfly of ponds and other standing water. It is in the ...

halloween pennant dragonfly (4)

halloween pennant dragonfly

Kelly
widow skimmer dragonfly interesting facts (5)

widow skimmer dragonfly interesting facts

Kelly

Mature males have a large basal area of brown on each of the four wings, and each wing also has ...

southern hawker dragonfly life cycle & habitat facts (6)

southern hawker dragonfly life cycle & Habitat facts

Kelly

  In Britain the Southern Hawker can usually be seen on the wing from mid June to mid October. The female ...

blue dasher dragonfly facts (6)

blue dasher dragonfly facts

Kelly

  Species: Blue Dasher – Pachydiplax longipennis   B.C. Status: Blue   COSEWIC Status: Special Concern   Key Information:These vibrant dragonflies are one of ...

black saddlebags (2)

black saddlebags dragonfly

Kelly

  Notes from the field – Black Saddlebags:This high flying skimmer behaves more like amember of the emerald family, spending muchof ...

twelve spotted skimmer dragonfly (3)

Twelve-spotted skimmer Dragonfly

Kelly

General Description The 12 spotted skimmer is a large showy dragonfly in the skimmer family; it looks even larger when ...

green darner dragonfly facts (4)

green darner dragonfly facts

Kelly

  The egg is protected in the stem until hatching, whereupon the tiny nymph crawls out into the water. They ...