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Blue Hawker

Aeshna caerulea

Near Threatened

About

A small hawker dragonfly with bright blue spots on males and yellow spots on females. It is restricted to high-altitude bogs and moorlands in northern latitudes. It tolerates very cold conditions.

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Did You Know?

It breeds in some of the coldest and most inhospitable habitats of any European dragonfly, flying in near-freezing conditions.