A colourful and impressive hawker (not mosaic!) which tends to patrol tirelessly above its patch of water. Contrast its bright green thorax with the dull brown thorax of Anax parthenope (the Lesser Emperor).
Id Notes
- Plain green thorax (both sexes)
- Yellow costa
- Irregular but solid black line down top of abdomen (both sexes)
- Abdomen colour: ♂-blue, ♀ – green or blue (confusingly!)
| male | female ovipositing | females ovipositing | male in flight | exuvia |
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