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Dunkle, S.W. (2000) Dragonflies through Binoculars: A Field Guide to Dragonflies of North America. New York:Oxford University Press. Mead, Kurt. (2009) Dragonflies of the North Woods, Second Edition. Duluth, MN:Kollath+Stensaas Publ.
The migrant hawker (Aeshna mixta) is one of the smaller species of hawker dragonflies. It can be found away from water but for breeding it prefers still or slow-flowing water and can tolerate brackish sites. The flight period is from July to the end of October. A. mixta occurs in North Africa, southern and central Europe to the Baltic region.
Aeshna isoceles (or isosceles) is a small hawker dragonfly that is found in Europe, mostly around the Mediterranean, and the lowlands of North Africa. Its common name in English is green-eyed hawker. In the United Kingdom it is a localised species, and is called the Norfolk hawker.
Aeshna crenata, the Siberian hawker, [2] is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is found in Belarus , Finland , Latvia , Lithuania , and Russia . This dragonfly is commonly found on freshwater lakes in forested areas.
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The common hawker, [2] moorland hawker [1] or sedge darner [1] (Aeshna juncea) is one of the larger species of hawker dragonflies. It is native to Palearctic (from Ireland to Japan) and northern North America. The flight period is from June to early October. It is 74 millimetres (2.9 in) long with a brown body.
Aeshna affinis, the southern migrant hawker or blue-eyed hawker, is a dragonfly found in southern Europe and Asia. It is in the family Aeshnidae and is very similar in appearance to A. mixta . Identification
Aeshna affinis Van der Linden, 1820 – southern migrant hawker, [5] blue-eyed hawker [2] †Aeshna andancensis Nel & Brisac, 1994 [6] Aeshna athalia Needham, 1930; Aeshna caerulea (Ström, 1783) – azure hawker [5] Aeshna canadensis Walker, 1908 – Canada darner [7] Aeshna clepsydra Say, 1839 – mottled darner [7] Aeshna constricta Say ...