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Southern Hawker female Aeshna cyanea,Geotagged,Germany,Southern Hawker,Summer Click/tap to enlarge

Southern Hawker female

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  1. View Joost Thissen's profile
    Joost Thissen
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    Beautiful dragonfly! Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Karin, is this also a Southern Hawker? Posted 12 years ago
    1. View karin65207's profile
      karin65207
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      Dear Ferdy, I checked the internet and my result is yes. It is the female of the Southern Hawker, the male is blue-green.
      http://www.natur-lexikon.com/Texte/MZ/001/00006/MZ00006.html
      Thank you for your comment and support.       Posted 11 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Thanks for confirming, its a really gorgeous insect. Posted 11 years ago

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The Southern Hawker

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.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By karin65207

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Uploaded Aug 19, 2013. Captured Aug 18, 2013 16:38 in Am Berggarten 21, 65207 Wiesbaden, Germany.
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  • NIKON D3200
  • f/5.6
  • 1/60s
  • ISO500
  • 50mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.