
The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies
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The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies

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The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies

The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies

The Hairy Dragonfly is the UK's smallest Dragonfly which emerges in May before other Hawker Dragonflies

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Closeup of a brachytron pratense, hairy dragonfly, hairy hawker, spring hawker, dragonfly resting in sunlight

A small hawker that is often confused with the smaller Aeshna species. It has an earlier flight season, and its hairy body and stout abdomen create the impression of a more compact insect.Males are often seen hawking low down, closely following marshy margins, in the late spring and early summer.Field characters: Tot. 54-63mm, ab. 37-46mm, HW 34-37mm. Shorter and more stubby than Aeshna mixta.Habitat: Standing or slow-flowing waters with rich riparian and aquatic vegetation, such as reedy canals, marshes, oxbows and coastal grazing marshes.Flight Season: Late march to early August, with the emphasis on May and June in most of its range, well ahead of most Aeshna, which peak in late summer.Distribution: Widespread west of the Urals, but generally localised, although often common where found.This nice Species is common in the Netherlands, especially in Lowland Marshes and locally in the Coastal Dunes.

A small hawker that is often confused with the smaller Aeshna species. It has an earlier flight season, and its hairy body and stout abdomen create the impression of a more compact insect.Males are often seen hawking low down, closely following marshy margins, in the late spring and early summer.Field characters: Tot. 54-63mm, ab. 37-46mm, HW 34-37mm. Shorter and more stubby than Aeshna mixta.Habitat: Standing or slow-flowing waters with rich riparian and aquatic vegetation, such as reedy canals, marshes, oxbows and coastal grazing marshes.Flight Season: Late march to early August, with the emphasis on May and June in most of its range, well ahead of most Aeshna, which peak in late summer.Distribution: Widespread west of the Urals, but generally localised, although often common where found.This nice Species is common in the Netherlands, especially in Lowland Marshes and locally in the Coastal Dunes.

27 april 2025, Garche, Thionville, Moselle, Lorraine, Grand Est, France. It's spring. At the edge of a stream, the first dragonflies are beginning to appear at the start of the season. A Hairy Dragonfly has landed on a dead branch overhanging a stream below. The odonate is one of the large dragonflies. It has a long black body covered in small, symmetrically placed blue spots. It has large, bluish eyes. Its wings are translucent, finely veined in black. In the background, spring-green vegetation.

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Closeup of a brachytron pratense, hairy dragonfly, hairy hawker, spring hawker, dragonfly resting in sunlight

A small hawker that is often confused with the smaller Aeshna species. It has an earlier flight season, and its hairy body and stout abdomen create the impression of a more compact insect.Males are often seen hawking low down, closely following marshy margins, in the late spring and early summer.Field characters: Tot. 54-63mm, ab. 37-46mm, HW 34-37mm. Shorter and more stubby than Aeshna mixta.Habitat: Standing or slow-flowing waters with rich riparian and aquatic vegetation, such as reedy canals, marshes, oxbows and coastal grazing marshes.Flight Season: Late march to early August, with the emphasis on May and June in most of its range, well ahead of most Aeshna, which peak in late summer.Distribution: Widespread west of the Urals, but generally localised, although often common where found.This nice Species is common in the Netherlands, especially in Lowland Marshes and locally in the Coastal Dunes.

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Hairy Dragonfly couple (Brachytron pratense) in Poland.

A small hawker that is often confused with the smaller Aeshna species. It has an earlier flight season, and its hairy body and stout abdomen create the impression of a more compact insect.Males are often seen hawking low down, closely following marshy margins, in the late spring and early summer.Field characters: Tot. 54-63mm, ab. 37-46mm, HW 34-37mm. Shorter and more stubby than Aeshna mixta.Habitat: Standing or slow-flowing waters with rich riparian and aquatic vegetation, such as reedy canals, marshes, oxbows and coastal grazing marshes.Flight Season: Late march to early August, with the emphasis on May and June in most of its range, well ahead of most Aeshna, which peak in late summer.Distribution: Widespread west of the Urals, but generally localised, although often common where found.This nice Species is common in the Netherlands, especially in Lowland Marshes and locally in the Coastal Dunes.

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wild blue dragonfly brachytron pratense on a piece of branch in the bush

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