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Species account
Broad-bodied Chaser
(Libellula depressa)
Linnaeus, 1758
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] BBCH 24819
Skimmers (Libellulidae) [Dragonflies] BBCH 24819
Blå Libel (dk)
Centinela Plana (es)
Bred Trollslända (se)
Synonyms (common):
Libélula Plana (es)
Synonyms (scientific):
Libellula sylvia Geoffroy in Fourcroy, 1785
Libellula depressa taurica Beutler, 1984
Measurements:
To 39-48mm Ab 22-31mm Hw 32-38mm
Generations:
Flight period:
(?):When compiling flight periods myself I mainly use citizen science data, and if so, limit to include records that have already been validated.
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Identification:
Similar species:
Life stages:
The mating takes place in flight and last only few seconds. The female then drops the eggs alone over the water where many water plants. She drops them from low height or by dipping the tail into the surface. Sometimes the male is watching over her. The eggs hatch after 2-4 weeks, and the larvae live in-between water plants or on the bottom and develop during 1-3 years. The imago-transformation takes place in vegetation near the water or up to 5-10 meter from it.
Distribution:
(?):Altitude is often taken from a specific localized resource, why the true entire range very likely is wider.
Most of Europe; absent northern Fennoscandinavia, most of Ireland and Scotland. Also present east through Turkey, Ukraine, Russia, Caucasus, Middle East to Kazakhstan. In Denmark widespread and present in all regions.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Endemic:
Redlist
(?):NE: Not evaluated
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
RE: Regionally extinct
NA: Not applicable
DD: Data deficient
LC: Least concern
NT: Near threatened
VU: Vulnerable
EN: Endangered
CR: Critically endangered
EW: Extinct in the wild
EX: Extinct
RE: Regionally extinct
LC(global) LC(eu) LC(EU) LC(dk)
Status:
Comment:
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488
(2 photos)
2021-05-30 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Male Ellevehøj-sporet. Expecting it to be an immature male. Three animals were chasing, indeed, each other almost constantly making it difficult to get photos. |
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1237
(1 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago Male |
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684
(1 photos)
2022-05-23 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago Male Immature. |
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685
(2 photos)
2022-05-23 Kongelundsområdet (Dragør), Denmark Imago Male Immature male with much dark on side of abdomen distally. |
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816
(1 photos)
2022-06-18 Teglstrup Hegn (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Male |
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1654
(2 photos)
2023-05-18 Søholt Storskov (Maribo), Denmark Imago Male |
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1619
(1 photos)
2023-06-08 Hunneröd Mosse (Skåne), Sweden Imago Male |
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1661
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Horreby Lyng (Falster), Denmark Imago Male A few males among a good number of females. Normally the opposite..? |
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10090
(9 photos)
2026-05-31 Hvidovre Strandenge, Denmark Imago Male Hands on |
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483
(3 photos)
2021-05-28 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Female Pinseskoven. 2 different animals, picture 1 and 2-3. Females and not young males because the appendices are widely separated (relatively). Astonishing creatures! Lifer. |
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1238
(1 photos)
2021-06-05 Store Bøgeskov (Ringsted), Denmark Imago Female |
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815
(1 photos)
2022-06-18 Teglstrup Hegn (nordsjælland), Denmark Imago Female |
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1156
(1 photos)
2022-06-30 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago Female Old male-like with blue pruinose markings on the abdomen. |
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1653
(1 photos)
2023-05-18 Søholt Storskov (Maribo), Denmark Imago Female |
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1549
(1 photos)
2023-06-07 Hästenäs Kyrkskog (Östergötland), Sweden Imago Female Young individual. |
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1662
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Horreby Lyng (Falster), Denmark Imago Female Some 15 were clustering in a single spot. |
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1663
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Horreby Lyng (Falster), Denmark Imago Female |
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2867
(1 photos)
2024-07-20 Bøtø (Falster), Denmark Imago Female Diget. Mature. At the edge of the forest warming up in the morning sun. There are fewer of them at this time of year, and being away from water in her maturity, perhaps she is about to reach the final of her earthly existence... |
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2889
(1 photos)
2024-07-25 Amager Fælled, Denmark Imago Female A late female looking for a mate. |
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3141
(6 photos)
2025-05-05 Kalvebod Fælled (Tårnby), Denmark Imago Female SHV-lysninger. First of the year for me. And second animal to be caught with my net, as a test to see how easy it would be. And with the practice, not that difficult, actually. Net diameter 25 cm. Hands on Captured |
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3137
(4 photos)
2025-04-30 Søndermarken (Frederiksberg), Denmark Larva Sibirien. Ca. 3 cm. 5 larvae caught by the local pupils. A single one was much smaller than these, but no photo. Id'ed to species level based on the presence of imago individuals during the flight period, meaning that Four-spotted Chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) or the present species are in play. However, the cerci shorter than the half of the paraprocts is a good indication that they are Broad-bodied Chasers. Larva |