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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.
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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
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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 ...
Adult Canada darners, similar to other members of the genus Aeshna, are relatively large, slender dragonflies, and are predominantly dark brown with paler blue or green markings. [4] [5] Adults are 64 to 73 mm in total length. [5] The thorax has two vertical stripes on each side, the front with a prominent notch and an extension at the top. [5]
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.