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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 3
- Foreword 6
- Introduction 8
-
Dragonfly Biology
- Egg 10
- Larva 13
- Emergence 14
- Adult 16
- Dispersal and migration 20
-
Where to look for Dragonflies
- Dragonfly habitats 21
- Favoured breeding habitats 30
- Where to look for rare, scarce and localised Dragonflies 32
- Watching and photographing Dragonflies 34
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How to identify Dragonflies
- An introduction to identification 36
- Key features of adult damselflies and dragonflies 37
- Colour variations 38
- The types of Dragonfly 39
- ADULT identification chart: Demoiselles and emerald damselflies 44
- Identifying male emerald dragonflies, hawkers and emperors in flight 56
- Glossary 58
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The Species Accounts: Breeding Species
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Damselflies (Zygoptera)
- Beautiful Demoiselle 60
- Banded Demoiselle 62
- Emerald Damselfy 64
- Scarce emerald Damselfly 66
- Southern emerald Damselfly 68
- Willow emerald Damselfly 70
- Large Red Damselfly 72
- Small Red Damselfly 74
- White-legged Damselfly 76
- Southern Damselfly 78
- Northern Damselfly 80
- Irish Damselfly 82
- Dainty Damselfly 84
- Azure Damselfly 86
- Variable Damselfly 88
- Common Blue Damselfly 90
- Blue-tailed Damselfly 92
- Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly 94
- Red-eyed Damselfly 96
- Small red-eyed Damselfly 98
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Dragonflies(Anisoptera)
- Hairy Dragonfly 100
- Azure Hawker 102
- Common Hawker 104
- Migrant Hawker 106
- Southern Migrant Hawker 108
- Southern Hawker 110
- Brown Hawker 112
- Norfolk Hawker 114
- Emperor Dragonfly 116
- Lesser Emperor 118
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly 120
- Common Club-tail 122
- Downy Emerald 124
- Brilliant Emerald 126
- Northern Emerald 128
- Four-spotted Chaser 130
- Broad-bodied Chaser 132
- Scarce Chaser 134
- Black-tailed Skimmer 136
- Keeled Skimmer 138
- White-faced Darter 140
- Black Darter 142
- Common Darter 144
- Ruddy Darter 146
- Red-veined Darter 148
- Yellow-winged Darter 150
-
The Species Accounts: Former breeders, vagrants and potential vagrants
-
Damselflies (Zygoptera)
- Small Spreadwing 154
- Common Winter Damselfly 156
- Norfolk Damselfly 158
- Blue-eye 160
-
Dragonflies(Anisoptera)
- Vagrant Emperor 162
- Common Green Darner 164
- River Clubtail 166
- Western Clubtail 168
- Orange-Spotted Emerald 170
- Southern Skimmer 172
- Yellow-Spotted Whiteface 174
- Ruby Whiteface 176
- Banded Darter 178
- Vagrant Darter 180
- Southern Darter 182
- Scarlet Darter 184
- Wandering Glider 186
- Introduced exotic species 188
- Identification of larvae and exuviae 190
- Conservation status and legislation 212
- British Dragonfly Society. Dragonfly recording and monitoring 216
- Further reading 218
- Acknowledgements and photographic credits 219
- Index of English and scientific names 222
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter 1
- Contents 3
- Foreword 6
- Introduction 8
-
Dragonfly Biology
- Egg 10
- Larva 13
- Emergence 14
- Adult 16
- Dispersal and migration 20
-
Where to look for Dragonflies
- Dragonfly habitats 21
- Favoured breeding habitats 30
- Where to look for rare, scarce and localised Dragonflies 32
- Watching and photographing Dragonflies 34
-
How to identify Dragonflies
- An introduction to identification 36
- Key features of adult damselflies and dragonflies 37
- Colour variations 38
- The types of Dragonfly 39
- ADULT identification chart: Demoiselles and emerald damselflies 44
- Identifying male emerald dragonflies, hawkers and emperors in flight 56
- Glossary 58
-
The Species Accounts: Breeding Species
-
Damselflies (Zygoptera)
- Beautiful Demoiselle 60
- Banded Demoiselle 62
- Emerald Damselfy 64
- Scarce emerald Damselfly 66
- Southern emerald Damselfly 68
- Willow emerald Damselfly 70
- Large Red Damselfly 72
- Small Red Damselfly 74
- White-legged Damselfly 76
- Southern Damselfly 78
- Northern Damselfly 80
- Irish Damselfly 82
- Dainty Damselfly 84
- Azure Damselfly 86
- Variable Damselfly 88
- Common Blue Damselfly 90
- Blue-tailed Damselfly 92
- Scarce Blue-tailed Damselfly 94
- Red-eyed Damselfly 96
- Small red-eyed Damselfly 98
-
Dragonflies(Anisoptera)
- Hairy Dragonfly 100
- Azure Hawker 102
- Common Hawker 104
- Migrant Hawker 106
- Southern Migrant Hawker 108
- Southern Hawker 110
- Brown Hawker 112
- Norfolk Hawker 114
- Emperor Dragonfly 116
- Lesser Emperor 118
- Golden-ringed Dragonfly 120
- Common Club-tail 122
- Downy Emerald 124
- Brilliant Emerald 126
- Northern Emerald 128
- Four-spotted Chaser 130
- Broad-bodied Chaser 132
- Scarce Chaser 134
- Black-tailed Skimmer 136
- Keeled Skimmer 138
- White-faced Darter 140
- Black Darter 142
- Common Darter 144
- Ruddy Darter 146
- Red-veined Darter 148
- Yellow-winged Darter 150
-
The Species Accounts: Former breeders, vagrants and potential vagrants
-
Damselflies (Zygoptera)
- Small Spreadwing 154
- Common Winter Damselfly 156
- Norfolk Damselfly 158
- Blue-eye 160
-
Dragonflies(Anisoptera)
- Vagrant Emperor 162
- Common Green Darner 164
- River Clubtail 166
- Western Clubtail 168
- Orange-Spotted Emerald 170
- Southern Skimmer 172
- Yellow-Spotted Whiteface 174
- Ruby Whiteface 176
- Banded Darter 178
- Vagrant Darter 180
- Southern Darter 182
- Scarlet Darter 184
- Wandering Glider 186
- Introduced exotic species 188
- Identification of larvae and exuviae 190
- Conservation status and legislation 212
- British Dragonfly Society. Dragonfly recording and monitoring 216
- Further reading 218
- Acknowledgements and photographic credits 219
- Index of English and scientific names 222