Quick IdentificationMigrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Male Migrant Hawker
Quick ID Guide
Welcome to my quick Identification guide of the Migrant 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 Migrant Hawker narrative.
A medium sized dragonfly with steel blue eyes and two short yellow (antehumeral) stripes on the upper surface of the thorax. In flight the abdomen appears predominantly blue. At rest, a yellow triangle outlined in black can be seen located on the upper surface of the second abdominal segment. The leading edge (the costa) of the wings is black. On the most similar species, the Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea) the costa are yellow.
Female Migrant Hawker
Alternatively follow the link to the main species page.
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All of the images and graphics are by Chris Brooks.
Brown with pale yellow markings throughout. The antehumeral stripes on the thorax are equally reduced in length. The costa on each wing is black.
Chris Brooks Photography
(www.dragonfly-images.co.uk)
