Dragonfly for ID.

Alan Clark2 in Liverpool · June 2020

I can't find anything online that looks like this. The green thorax suggests the Emperor, but the colour of the abdomen seems wrong.

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/um/r2akvnl0qzkh.jpg

Image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6030279/uploads/editor/8v/rtb8fgl74xwr.jpg

GemmaJF · June 2020

Female Emperor, the males usually have blue abdomens, but the females are more variable, blue, green or browner. Colours can fade and change dramatically as dragonflies age also.

Compare to the top right picture in the block of six images here

https://british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/emperor-dragonfly/

Alan Clark2 in Liverpool · June 2020

Thank you!

Dragonfly for ID.

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