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Hello all
I wonder if anyone could identify the attached dragonfly image for me please.I saw it in my garden in Suffolk yesterday,and I can't find it in my insect book.Any help would be greatly appreciated thank you.
Regards
Deano

It's a hawker, and if I had to guess I'd say it was a female Common hawker, but I'm sure someone with far more knowledge on the subject will put me right.

M.

Hi Deano,
Looks like a Migrant Southern Hawker (female)
Shaun.

Hi guys, I think it's a female Migrant Hawker.

Cheers Gruditch

It's a female Aeshna Mixta (Migrant Hawker)

Thank you all for identifying my dragonfly - much appreciated info!
Regards from Deano.

The white 'tack' mark on the first abdominal segment plus the separated pale spots on the last segment are both indicative of migrant hawker. Colouration is typical but by no means conclusive of a female, but the tail claspers are definitely female.

Thanks eccles - that's even more valuable info for me!
Regards from Deano