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Southern Hawker/Zelenomodra deva

Aeshna cyanea

Photo by Ursula
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Field Notes

Description:

Black dragonfly with green and blue stripes. About 10 cm big.

Habitat:

Near swamp and near "river".

Notes:

It was so bright, this was the best my mobile phone could manage.

Reference Links:

Southern Hawker, Southern Hawker | british-dragonflies.org.uk

Species ID Suggestions

Southern Hawker

Aeshna cyanea

Reference Link
FaredinAliyevski
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Comments (1)
Ursula
thx Faredin! that's exactly the dragonfly I've seen! :) there were actually 3 of them, but 2 of them kept bumping into each other and flying in interesting patterns :)

Spotted for Missions

Mission
Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
Mission
The Color Blue
Mission
National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013

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