Libellules de France et dAilleurs - DRAGONFLY WORLD: Aeshna caerulea

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To publish your dragonfly photos here, read the Publishing Conditions and contact Noushka at the link above.

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29 oct. 2014

The Azure Hawker

Aeshna caerulea

The Azure Hawker is a boreo-mountain species and postglacial relict in some mountain ranges in Central Europe. In Poland, has a very small extent and is very rare. At present, only 1 locality has been confirmed, in the Równia pod Śnieżką Plateau (in the Karkonosze Mountains, Lower Silesia Province), at 1420-1430 m. It inhabits small water bodies in mountain peat bogs, subalpine or similar to them, situated at lower elevations. For the first time we observed this species in August 2011. Here are some photos (poor quality) and a short video from the meeting with this amazing, beautiful and rare dragonfly. The Azure Hawker is protected by law in Poland and listed in the Red List of dragonflies of Poland (category CR – critically endangered).

Aeshna caerulea male; this species is dependent on sunshine to be fully active; frequently perches on bright reflective surfaces, such as trunks, sticks and rocks, allowing the sun to heat its body