Somerset Wildlife Photography

Dragonflies of Somerset

Black Darter - Sympetrum danae

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

NAME: Black Darter – Sympetrum danae / LENGTH: 29-34mm / REARWING: 22-27mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Rare species – Priddy Mineries on the Mendip Hills supports a good colony /

Common Darter - Sympetrum striolatum

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Common Darter – Sympetrum striolatum / LENGTH: 33-44mm / REARWING: 24-30mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

Ruddy Darter - Sympetrum sanguineum

NAME: Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum / LENGTH: 34-39mm / REARWING: 24-29mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Not commonly reported but probably overlooked due to the difficulty in identification. North Somerset Levels hold produce a few most years /

NAME: Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum / LENGTH: 34-39mm / REARWING: 24-29mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Not commonly reported but probably overlooked due to the difficulty in identification. North Somerset Levels hold produce a few most years /

NAME: Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum / LENGTH: 34-39mm / REARWING: 24-29mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Not commonly reported but probably overlooked due to the difficulty in identification. North Somerset Levels hold produce a few most years /

NAME: Ruddy Darter – Sympetrum sanguineum / LENGTH: 34-39mm / REARWING: 24-29mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Not commonly reported but probably overlooked due to the difficulty in identification. North Somerset Levels hold produce a few most years /

Broad Bodied Chaser - Libellula depressa

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

NAME: Broad Bodied Chaser – Libellula depressa NYMPH / LENGTH: 39-48mm / REARWING: 33-37mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds /

Four-spotted Chaser - Libellula quadrimaculata

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

NAME: Four-spotted Chaser – Libellula quadrimaculata / LENGTH: 40-48mm / REARWING: 32-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-September / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread. Often the first species to colonize new ponds. Identified from the Broad-bodied Chaser by its extra wind spots (two per wing) /

Scarce Chaser - Libellula fulva

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

NAME: Scarce Chaser – Libellula fulva / LENGTH: 42-45mm / REARWING: 32-38mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Although not common this dragon is expanding its range very quickly and now inhabits much of the Somerset & North Somerset Levels /

Black-tailed Skimmer - Orthetrum cancellatum

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

NAME: Black-tailed Skimmer – Orthetrum cancellatum / LENGTH: 44-50mm / REARWING: 35-40mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: April-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread /

Common Club-tail - Gomphus vulgatissimus

NAME: Common Club-tail – Gomphus vulgatissimus / LENGTH: 45-50mm / REARWING: 28-33mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Extremely rare in Somerset, UK Red listed /

NAME: Common Club-tail – Gomphus vulgatissimus / LENGTH: 45-50mm / REARWING: 28-33mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Extremely rare in Somerset, UK Red listed /

NAME: Common Club-tail – Gomphus vulgatissimus / LENGTH: 45-50mm / REARWING: 28-33mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Extremely rare in Somerset, UK Red listed /

NAME: Common Club-tail – Gomphus vulgatissimus / LENGTH: 45-50mm / REARWING: 28-33mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-July / SOMERSET STATUS: Extremely rare in Somerset, UK Red listed /

Emperor - Anax imperator

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

NAME: Emperor – Anax imperator (Nymph case) / LENGTH: 66-84mm / REARWING: 45-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-August / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widely spread /

Golden Ringed - Cordulegaster boltonii

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

NAME: Golden Ringed – Cordulegaster boltonii / LENGTH: 77-83mm / REARWING: 41-50mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-October / SOMERSET STATUS: Common where found and fairly widely spread in the South of the county. Sparce in North Somerset /

Migrant Hawker - Aeshna mixta

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Migrant Hawker – Aeshna mixta / LENGTH: 56-64mm / REARWING: 37-41mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: July-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

Southern Hawker - Aeshna cyanea

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

NAME: Southern Hawker – Aeshna cyanea / LENGTH: 67-76mm / REARWING: 43-51mm / FLIGHT PERIOD: May-November / SOMERSET STATUS: Common and widespread across the whole county /

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