Quick IdentificationFour Spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata)
Male Four Spotted Chaser
Quick ID Guide
Welcome to my quick identification guide of the Four Spotted 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 Four Spotted Chaser narrative.
The distinctive wing spots that give this species its vernacular name are diagnostic. Generally brown hue throughout darkening to black towards the anus. The leading wings have a very light brown area adjacent to the thorax, while the trailing wing is dark brown towards the root.
Female Four Spotted Chaser
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All of the images and graphics are by Chris Brooks.
In almost all aspects similar to the male. Close observation of the anal appendages enables sex discrimination. The male appendages touch before turning outwards, where as the females are widely spaced at the root and are either parallel or slightly inward pointing.
Chris Brooks Photography
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