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Aeshna cyanea - Male These are flying around in the garden quite regularly, but seldom a chance to get a picture ... finally one was sitting still for a while (cold day) :o)<br />
Portrait here:<br />
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Aeshna cyanea - Male

These are flying around in the garden quite regularly, but seldom a chance to get a picture ... finally one was sitting still for a while (cold day) :o)
Portrait here:

Aeshna cyanea - Portrait Full critter here:<br />
https://www.jungledragon.com/image/102647/aeshna_cyanea_-_male.html Aeshna,Aeshna cyanea,Aeshnidae,Jane's garden,Odonata,Southern Hawker,compound eyes,nl: Blauwe glazenmaker

    comments (4)

  1. What a beast it is, a beautiful killing machine. Posted 5 years ago
    1. Very impressive insect indeed! Posted 5 years ago
  2. What a gorgeous species! Posted 5 years ago
    1. Crazy colours - certainly not afraid to stand out and be noticed :o) Posted 5 years ago

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The Southern Hawker or Blue Darner is a 70 millimetres long species of hawker dragonfly. It is large, with a long body. It has green markings on the black bodies, and the male also has blue spots on the abdomen.

Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by Pudding4brains
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By Pudding4brains

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Uploaded Oct 6, 2020.