UK dragonfly species

Aeshnidae (10/12)
Aeshna affinis Southern Migrant Hawker	Aeshna caerulea Azure Hawker	Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker	Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker
Aeshna isosceles Norfolk Hawker	Aeshna juncea Common Hawker	Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker	Anax ephippiger Vagrant Emperor
Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly	Anax junius Common Green Darner	Anax parthenope Lesser Emperor	Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly

Gomphidae (0/1)
Gomphus vulgatissimus Common Club-tailed Dragonfly

Cordulegastridae (1/1)
Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed Dragonfly

Corduliidae (2/3)
Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald	Somatochlora arctica Northern Emerald	Somatochlora metallica Brilliant Emerald

Libellula depressa
Libellula depressa depressa
Libellula depressa taurica

Animalia
  Arthropoda
    Hexapoda
      Insecta
        Odonata
          Anisoptera
            Libelluloidea
              Libellulidae

Libellula depressa - Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa Linnaeus, 1758 [dbid 126]
A migrant that can often be found away from water. Typically oviposits in the weedy fringes of ponds. A common european species, but not found in Ireland or Scotland, and scarce in Scandinavia where it is only found in southern areas.

Vernacular names: EN: Broad-bodied Chaser DA: Blå Libel DE: Plattbauch FI: Litteähukankorento FR: Libellule déprimée IT: Libellula depressa NL: Platbuik NO: Bred blålibelle SI: modri ploščec SV: Bred trollslända

Image 10960 2011-06-12 Cataluña, ES newly emerged Broad-bodied Chaser			Image 1003 2005-05-29 Twywell Hills and Dales, Northamptonshire, GB
Image 1002 2005-05-29 Twywell Hills and Dales, Northamptonshire, GB			Image 6912 2008-06-26 Wadelows NR, Toddington, Bedfordshire, GB teneral
Image 10959 2011-06-12 Cataluña, ES exuvia			Image 9658 2010-06-19 Szögliget, Aggteleki Nemzeti Park, HU ♂
Image 9657 2010-06-17 Lendak, Prešovský kraj, SK ♂			Image 5532 2007-06-08 Les Cévennes, Lozère, FR ♂
Image 5531 2007-06-08 Les Cévennes, Lozère, FR ♂			Image 5275 2007-05-01 Wormer & Jisperveld, Noord-Holland, NL ♂
Image 253 2004-05-30 Fineshade Woods, Northamptonshire, GB ♂			Image 7670 2008-06-29 Potton Wood, Bedfordshire, GB ♀
Image 5530 2007-06-04 Les Cévennes, Lozère, FR ♀			Image 5529 2007-06-04 Les Cévennes, Lozère, FR ♀
Image 5274 2007-05-04 Purmerbos, Noord-Holland, NL ♀			Image 1536 2005-07-03 Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Cambridgeshire, GB ♀
Image 1535 2005-07-03 Cambridge Botanic Gardens, Cambridgeshire, GB ♀			Image 254 2004-06-27 Marston Thrift, Bedfordshire, GB ♀

Picture credits

Images are copyright as follows:

R Abraham images
5274,5275;
Hugh J Griffiths images
253,254,1002,1003,1535,1536,5529,5530,5531,5532,6912,7670,9657,9658,10959,10960;

Libellula depressa depressa Linnaeus, 1758 [dbid 114886]

Vernacular names: EN: Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa taurica Beutler, 1984 [dbid 20457]

Vernacular names: EN: Broad-bodied Chaser

Page content updated 2013-01-26 12:43+00:00.

Images updated 2013-01-26 12:51+00:00.

Libellulidae (16/17)
Crocothemis erythraea Scarlet Darter	Leucorrhinia dubia White-faced Darter	Leucorrhinia pectoralis Large White-faced Darter	Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser
Libellula fulva Scarce Chaser	Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser	Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer	Orthetrum coerulescens Keeled Skimmer
Pantala flavescens Globe Skimmer	Sympetrum danae Black Darter	Sympetrum flaveolum Yellow-winged Darter	Sympetrum fonscolombii Red-veined Darter
Sympetrum nigrescens Highland Darter	Sympetrum pedemontanum Banded Darter	Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter	Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter
Sympetrum vulgatum Vagrant Darter

Calopterygidae (2/2)
Calopteryx splendens Banded Demoiselle	Calopteryx virgo Beautiful Demoiselle

Coenagrionidae (11/13)
Ceriagrion tenellum Small Red Damselfly	Coenagrion hastulatum Northern Damselfly	Coenagrion lunulatum Irish Damselfly	Coenagrion mercuriale Southern Damselfly
Coenagrion puella Azure Damselfly	Coenagrion pulchellum Variable Damselfly	Coenagrion scitulum Dainty Damselfly	Enallagma cyathigerum Common Blue Damselfly
Erythromma najas Red-eyed Damselfly	Erythromma viridulum Small Red-eyed Damselfly	Ischnura elegans Blue-tailed Damselfly	Ischnura pumilio Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula Large Red Damselfly

Platycnemididae (1/1)
Platycnemis pennipes White-legged Damselfly

Lestidae (5/5)
Lestes barbarus Southern Emerald Damselfly	Lestes dryas Scarce Emerald Damselfly	Lestes sponsa Common Emerald Damselfly	Lestes viridis Willow Emerald Damselfly
Sympecma fusca Common Winter Damselfly

48 out of 55 species have photographs in this gallery.

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