Identification key to male hawker dragonflies

Aeshna grandis Hemianax ephippiger Anax parthenope
Brown Hawker (Aeshna grandis)
Large Hawker, body brown, wings tinted amber		 Vagrant Emperor (Hemianax ephippiger)
Medium-sized Hawker, body yellow-brown, abdomen not waisted, bright blue band near top of abdomen, eyes brown		 Lesser Emperor (Anax parthenope)
Medium-sized Hawker, body greenish-brown, abdomen waisted, bright blue band near top of abdomen, eyes green

Nelson, B., Thompson, R. & Morrow, C., 2000 (August 15). [In] DragonflyIreland http://www.ulstermuseum.org.uk/dragonflyireland/

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