Four Spotted Chaser
Dragonfly
Taken at
Titchwell
on 30th June 2016 using Nikon D5200 with Sigma 150-500 mm zoom lens.
Taken at
Loch Garten
on 24th July 2010 using Nikon D40X with Nikon 300 mm zoom lens.
Four Spotted Chaser
Dragonfly
.
Species:
Order:
Family:
Libellula quadrimaculata.
Odonata.
Libellulidae.
Larval Food:
Adult Food:
Wingspan:
Habitat:
Flies/Found:
Feature
:
Aquatic insect larvae and on tadpoles.
Predominantly on mosquitoes, gnats and midges.
39 - 48 mm.
Found at the margins of shallow ponds and lakes.
June - July