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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 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 ...
Common worldwide or nearly worldwide genera are Aeshna and Anax. Anax includes some of the largest dragonflies, including the North American A. walsinghami, Hawaiian A. strenuus, European A. imperator and A. immaculifrons, and African A. tristis, but these are all exceeded by another member of the family, the Asian Tetracanthagyna plagiata, which by wingspan and weight is the world's largest ...
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.
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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.
Aeshna canadensis, the Canada darner, is a species of dragonfly in the family Aeshnidae. It is common throughout southern Canada and the northern United States. [2] [3]