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Red Grasshawk

Neurothemis fluctuans

Photo by John B.
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Field Notes

Description:

Libellulidae; Neurothemis fluctuans (Fabricius, 1793). I observed this dragonfly yesterday and managed to take a number of photos. It was flying around under some tall trees, apparently enjoying the shade. Its flights were short, only a few seconds, then it would land on some foliage (always in the shade) where it would be motionless for longer periods (maybe 20 to 30 seconds), before flying off again. Its flights were not as close to the ground as, for example, any of the "Ground Skimmer" dragonflies that I have seen, but it was very noticeable that it never flew very high. In general terms, I would say that its flights and landing/resting spots (at least the ones I saw) were between knee level and chest level, which made it relatively easy to photograph.

Habitat:

This Red Grasshawk was spotted in our backyard. flying around under some tall trees, apparently enjoying the shade.

Notes:

On comparing my pictures with those in Wikipedia, I am pretty sure that the Dragonfly shown here is a female.

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PublishedOctober 2, 2022

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