| ADULT |
Wingspan - 90mm. An early flying dragon whose main ID features are the hairy thorax, long thin pterostigma, the thin pale green antehumeral stripes and its small size. The males have paired blue pear-shaped spots along the abdomen whereas the females are pale yellow. |
| LARVA |
Found partially buried in plant debris and so making them difficult to find. The eyes are small and the labium long and somewhat waisted. |
| BEHAVIOUR |
Will only fly in good sunshine and soon disappears when the clouds thicken. Patrols and sees off other, larger species. |
| HABITAT |
Prefers clean bodies of water such as lakes, large ponds, fens, ditches etc. with lush surrounding vegetation. |
| FLIGHT PERIOD |
Relatively short from the middle of May to early July. |
| STATUS |
Locally common (especially down south). |
