Quick IdentificationBroad Bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)
Male Broad Bodied Chaser
Quick ID Guide
Welcome to my quick identification guide of the Broad Bodied Chaser.
These graphics are meant as a guide to the key identifying features of both the male and the female dragonflies.
The text section has been kindly written & supplied by Mr Ken Crick.
For a more complete species description, follow the link below to the Broad Bodied Chaser narrative.
Dark chestnut wing patches adjacent to the thorax. Pale stripes on the upper surface of the brown thorax. Flat broad pale blue abdomen with yellow cusps on the sides of segments three to seven.
Female Broad Bodied Chaser
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All of the images and graphics are by Chris Brooks.
Has the brown eyes and thorax of the male but an even broader abdomen, the yellow cusps are also larger and generally feature on segments four to eight. Pale stripes on the upper surface of the brown thorax also mimic the male. Older females can develop a bluish hue.
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