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Quick Identification Guide
Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta)
Welcome to my quick identification guide for 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 and supplied by Mr Ken Crick.
The male Migrant Hawker
This is a medium sized dragonfly, the male has 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.
The female Migrant Hawker
A Quick ID Guide
For a more complete species description, follow this quick link to the narrative of the Migrant Hawker.
Alternatively follow the link to the main species page.
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