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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: Libellula depressa
Size: Wingspan approximately 70mms
Distribution: Mainly found in southern England and Wales.
Months seen: May to August
Habitat: Usually seen near still water (ponds and lakes).
Food: Insects.
Special features: The photograph above shows a female which has broad, brown coloured abdomen with two yellow stripes.
 The male of this species has a pale blue abdomen.
Both the male and female have dark brown triangular patches at the base of all four
wings.
UK Safari Dragonfly Section
Broad-Bodied Chaser Exuviae
UK Safari Damselfly Section
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