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Broad-bodied Chaser

Libellula depressa

Taken 25th July 06. It perched briefly on the tip of a Phormium leaf.

by wallaby1 Jul 25, 2006 8:28 PM

From a distance, showing it's relative size. This is the male, females have a yellowish body.

by wallaby1 Jul 25, 2006 8:35 PM

Exuvium (shed larval skin) from a Broad-bodied Chaser. My garden in SW France, August 2008.

by philomel Aug 3, 2008 8:46 PM

Another exuvium, this time less typically on the hard structure of the pond in my garden in SW France, August 2008.

by philomel Aug 3, 2008 8:50 PM

Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)

by Enmos Nov 8, 2008 11:34 PM

Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa)

by Enmos Nov 8, 2008 11:35 PM

Broad-bodied Chaser (Libellula depressa), female

by Enmos Nov 8, 2008 11:35 PM

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Order

Odonata

Family

Libellulidae

Genus

Libellula

Species

depressa

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