Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-Spotted Chaser)

Another Chaser but no pruinosity in this one – what a striking looking creature. Males and females are v. similar and hard to separate, though not for them, hopefully.

Id Notes

  • Dark patches, roughly triangular, at hind wing base (like all Chasers)
  • Abdomen rather translucent tan/brown with S6-10 black and narrowly yellowish sides
  • Dark spots on wing nodes as well as pterostigma – hence the name

female

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