Golden-ringed Dragonfly Cordulegaster boltonii

Status | Photos | Distribution Maps Males Length 74mm, wings 100mm. Females  length 84mm, wings 100mm. Both sexes are black with yellow markings, as rings on abdomen; eyes greenish; legs black; female has sharp ovipositor; wings clear with leading edges (costa) yellow. Exuvia Habitat  Streams and rivers with silt, gravel or stone base in upland areas or lowland heath. Behavior  Eggs laid in bed of stream, etc.  Larvae 2-5 years.  Flight Period Early June to end August. Basically a moorland species hence found chiefly in western side of  Great Britain.  Colonies present in North Yorkshire Moors. Occasional specimens seen in East Yorkshire are presumably vagrants. Has been recorded at Tophill Low and Flamborough Head. <Previous Species | Species Index | Next Species>

Web Author: Paul Ashton - ©  Yorkshire Branch of the British Dragonfly Society 2005-2008 including all images unless otherwise stated. http://www.yorkshiredragonflies.org.uk