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Safari Tip:
To help you identify dragonflies and damselflies there's a beautifully
illustrated fold out chart in the Nature Shop - click
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Latin name: Sympetrum danae
Size: Body length approx 35mms. Wingspan approx 50mms.
Distribution: Found throughout most of the UK except parts of central,
southern and eastern England.
Months seen: July to October
Food: Flying insects
Habitat: Shallow, boggy ponds with plenty of vegetation
Special features: Mature males are all black, and have a narrow section
halfway along their abdomen.
 The
females and juvenile males have a yellow body with some black markings.
UK Safari Dragonfly Section
Black Darter Exuviae
UK Safari Damselfly Section
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