Aeshna isoceles

Aeshna isoceles, adult female. A little story for today... At 16:00 o'clock in the afternoon, a clouded sky remind me that this was the end of the day. Although a bit late, and with scarce light, this dragonfly appeared. Well, this dragonfly, in which i don't know more what to think about... well, we are november, that's a fact. This species is still up, that's a (crazy) fact... and there's more, as a female, the evidences of adulthood should be present, like fading blured orange through over its body, stripped/bite/ragged wings due to male captures, and so on... but no, this female looks like that hatch up a few weeks ago... well, as I was saying, I don't know what to think more... I'm dazzled.

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Global warming?

In the Netherlands there is a single species of dragonfly that survives the entire winter, even sub zero temperatures and snow. I forgot its name, and unfortunately I've never seen it. Posted 9 years ago
1. RMFelix
  
  Lion
  
  Probably, Ferdy. But let's not forget that last year there were the same perfect conditions that led to this records. At least this species take more than a season, probably more that one year to complete its life cycle, although I did not saw the species last year in this place... There are several species that can survive in nymph stage in a full winter chill. Common species like A.imperator, one of the greatest aeshnidae that we have, or even C.boltonii, can complete their life cycle in places that are covered by snow, in rivers and water streams that are a little bit above frizzing point. Several Libellulidae like S.sanguineum, can also survive in this conditions; some zygoptera damsels also. Posted 9 years ago, modified 9 years ago
2. 1. Ferdy Christant
    
    Lion
    
    Interesting, I did not know there were so many species that can survive the winter. I looked up the species in the Netherlands: Sympecma paedisca. Posted 9 years ago

The Green-eyed hawker

"Aeshna isoceles" is a small hawker dragonfly that is found in Europe, mostly around the Mediterranean, and the lowlands of North Africa. Its common name in English is green-eyed hawker. In Britain it is a rare and local species and is known as the Norfolk hawker.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies

Species identified by RMFelix