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Dragonfly

DateSat 2015-03-14

A southern hawker dragonfly, Aeshna cyanea (Odonata: Aeshnidae).  Distinguished from the migrant hawker, Aeshna mixta, by the large green spots on the top of the thorax immediately behind the eyes.

Photo taken in Whiteknights Park, Reading, UK, on 2014-08-23.

AuthorTristram Brelstaff | CommentPost a Comment |
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