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Spidsplettet Libel
(Libellula fulva)
Müller (1764)
Libeller (Libellulidae)
BLCH
24820
Blue Chaser (gb)
Libélula Escasa (es)
Spetsfläckad Trollslända (se)
Synonyms: Scarce Chaser (gb)
Measurements:
To 42-45mm
Ab 25-29mm
Hw 32-38mm
Flight period:
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Identification:
Life stages:
Distribution:
Most of Europe; absent British Isles except southern England, absent Iberian peninsula except few localities, absent most of Fennoscandinavia except locally Denmark, southern Sweden and Finland. Also present Turkey, Ukraine and Russia to the Ural mountains. In Denmark mainly present in middle central Jylland and central Sjælland.
Habitat:
Behavior:
Status:
LC in Denmark. LC in Europe and globally. In Denmark localized but stable and numerous at known breeding sites. Mainly in Jylland but the population on Sjælland also appears healthy. Also found recently on Fyn.
Comment:
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1251
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2021-06-05 Tamosen (Suserup), Denmark Imago ♀ |
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1252
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2021-06-05 Tamosen (Suserup), Denmark Imago ♂ Young male sexed by shape of appendages. |
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1456
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2023-06-04 Tamosen (Suserup), Denmark Imago ♂ Different animals; at least photo 1 and 3. |
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1664
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. Extraordinary or what to be expected here? We had an estimated 80 males flying around and perching and fighting and mating and...just around the bridge sitting on the vegetation - compared to Black-tailed Skimmer [Stor Blåpil] that often sits on the ground. |
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1665
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. Not sure if the species is more aggressive than other large dragonflies but it was a fact that we saw many individuals with broken wings as if they've been fighting. |
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1666
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. |
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1667
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. Here a male with a good amount of black in the wing-tip, which is more common to see on females. |
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1668
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. The black patches on the hindwings near the attachment are often not easy to see, sometimes making it tricky to separate it from a male Black-tailed Skimmer (Stor Blåpil) which never has these. |
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1669
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. A fighter more than a lover... |
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1670
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. Here it's practically impossible to see the black wing patches. |
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1671
(2 photos)
2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. The black area in the middle of the abdomen is often created by attached females that hold their feet at this position when connecting. |
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1672
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2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. |
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1673
(1 photos)
2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. |
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1674
(3 photos)
2023-06-24 Herlufsholmskoven, Denmark Imago ♂ og ♀ Susåen ved Herlufsholm. A single female and mating was all we saw. |
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2074
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2023-07-28 Addit Hede (midtjylland), Denmark Imago ♀ Mature. Strongholds are central Sjælland and central Jylland, in Denmark, why it shouldn't be a surprise to find it here. But with no water close by, this is not a place I would go looking for it, that's for sure. Was sitting at eyelevel along a dirt road entering the forest. The white object dangling at the end of the abdomen is a trapped feces package. |