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Libellula depressa
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Libellula depressa female / Vrouwtje Platbuik / Broad-bodied Chaser Female / Plattbauch Weibchen / Libellule déprimée femelle.
Adults fly from mid May to early August.
Mature (blue abdomen) males may sometimes be confused with males of the Black-tailed Skimmer Orthetrum cancellatum, however the latter has a much narrower abdomen and there is no dark patch at the wing-base. Immature males and females (yellowish-brown abdomen) are similar to the Four-spotted Chaser Libellula quadrimaculata but the latter has a much narrower abdomen and a dark patch in the middle of the leading edge of each wing.
KEY IDENTIFICATION FEATURES:
-Broad, flattened abdomen which is pale blue in males and yellowish-brown in females and immature males.
-Yellow spots along sides of abdomen.
-Broad antehumeral stripes.
-Brown patch at base of wings.
-No brown spot on the middle of the leading edge of the wings.
Source: http://www.habitas.org.uk/dragonflyireland/5637.htm
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