Broad-bodied Chaser
The Broad-bodied Chaser is a common and distinctive dragonfly. Both sexes have a broad, flattened abdomen which is brown with yellow patches down the sides. In the male the abdomen develops a blue pruinosity that covers the brown colour. Both the forewings and hindwings have a dark patch at the base. Both the male and female have broad stripes along the dorsal surface of the thorax.
The Broad-bodied Chaser is found in central and southern Europe, central Asia and the Middle East. It range extends northwards to southern Scotland, southern Sweden and southern Finland and it occurs on some Mediterranean islands including Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Menorca. Its range does not extend beyond southern Europe into Africa. It can be seen near still-water lakes and ponds, feeding on many types of small insects and it is often the first dragonfly to colonise newly created habitats.
Date: 2nd June 2017
Location: Leles to Boľ area, Latorica, Košice region, Slovakia
The Broad-bodied Chaser is found in central and southern Europe, central Asia and the Middle East. It range extends northwards to southern Scotland, southern Sweden and southern Finland and it occurs on some Mediterranean islands including Corsica, Sardinia, Sicily and Menorca. Its range does not extend beyond southern Europe into Africa. It can be seen near still-water lakes and ponds, feeding on many types of small insects and it is often the first dragonfly to colonise newly created habitats.
Date: 2nd June 2017
Location: Leles to Boľ area, Latorica, Košice region, Slovakia
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