Sunday, 5 of September of 2010

Common Hawker Aeshna juncea

Length

74mm, Wings 95mm.

Males

Thorax top is black , narrow yellow antehumeral stripes and sides are brown with 2 yellow bars; abdomen black with yellow and blue spots including segments 9 and 10; legs black; wings have brilliant yellow costa.

Females

Thorax brown; abdomen brown with yellow spots.

Gallery

Common Hawker Gallery

Habitat

Acidic moorland and heath land pools, of which there is little in the East Riding.

Behavior

Males seize upon females, mate for up to 1 hour in nearby vegetation. Female oviposits alone. Larvae 2+ years.

Flight Period

Late June – October. Found in Scotland, Wales and Western half of England including parts of Lincolnshire and North Yorks Moors.

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