A striking, black insect with yellow rings along the length of the abdomen. The female is the UK’s longest dragonfly because of her long ovipositor. Male: a slight club shape to the abdomen. Female: more parallel sided and has a very long ovipositor. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act. The Norfolk Hawker is one of two brown hawker dragonflies found in Britain. Males and females look similar and have a yellow triangular mark near the top of the abdomen. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Britain’s bulkiest Dragonfly. Male: Sky blue abdomen with a central dark line. Female: Green abdomen with a central dark line. Occasionally appears with a blue abdomen. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Most common red damselfly. Male: Red and black. Female: Red, black with some yellow markings. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Dark metallic Dragonfly. Male: obviously waisted abdomen. Female: broader abdomen that’s more parallel sided. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Metallic emerald medium-sized dragonfly with bright green eyes. Male: abdomen is waisted and widens towards the end. Female: broader body. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Medium-sized dragonfly with a tapering abdomen. Male: blue abdomen darkening to the rear. Females: yellow with dark ladder pattern on the abdomen. Tips for identifying Chasers and Skimmers – click here Click on an image to enlarge it.
Small dark dragonfly with a pale creamy white face. Male: black with red-orange markings. Female: black with yellow markings. Click on an image to enlarge it.
This rather uniformly brown dragonfly is quite active in late spring and summer. Males and females: Both look a like. Two obvious dark spots on each wing. Watch our identification video below: Tips for identifying Chasers and Skimmers – click here Click on an image to enlarge it.
Medium sized species with a distinctively club-shaped abdomen. Males: black and yellow/ lime green. Females: black and yellow. Click on an image to enlarge it.
