ADULT: Wingspan - 85mm. Approximate overall
length - Male - 47mm. Female - 47mm. The main distinguishing
feature of this increasing hawker is the creamy yellow triangle at the
base of the abdomen. Males are more bluish than the dull yellowy
green females. LARVA: 30-39mm when fully grown. Located in
underwater vegetation and debris. BEHAVIOUR: A jumpy species that is difficult to
approach. Less territorial than similar species and often seen hunting
alongside 3 or 4 others. Low flying when in search of a female yet
high flying when hunting. HABITAT: Hedgerows and woodland when hawking but
during breeding it frequents ponds, lakes, gravel pits and canals. FLIGHT PERIOD: July to end of October. STATUS: Local in Southern areas, frequent immigrant
elsewhere except far north. |
