Quick IdentificationBrown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
Quick ID Guide
Welcome to my quick identification guide of the Brown Hawker
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 Brown Hawker narrative.
Male Brown Hawker
The glowing amber wings of this hawker are diagnostic. The abdomen and thorax are uniformly brown. The side of the thorax is marked by relatively narrow parallel yellow humeral lines. The lower flanks of abdominal segments 3 to 8 are marked with blue patches. On the upper surface of segment 2 are two blue spots. The abdomen is waisted at segments 2/3. The eyes are tinged with blue.
Female Brown Hawker
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All of the images and graphics are by Chris Brooks.
Possesses the same diagnostic amber coloured wings. There are no blue spots on segment 2 and the abdominal flank markings are yellow. The abdomen is stocky and lacks a waist. The eyes have a yellow tinge.
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