Scarce chaser
Libellula fulva
Skimmers
(Libellulidae)
♀ thick black band on orange back.
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Wide flat skimmer with a dark marking at the wing tips and a small black line on the front wing. The wing base has yellow-orange veins. Just hatched they are orange with a black central line on the rear. The ♂ rear becomes blueish with a black body and head without the orange wing veins. The ♀ becomes dark brown with grey eyes. ⇔ l. 40-45 mm Rare LA: ≈ The LIBELLULA DEPRESSA (Broad-bodied chaser) has bright yellow markings on its rear side and misses the central line. ≈ The LIBELLULA QUADRIMACULATA (Four-spotted chaser) has black markings on all 4 wings. ≈ The ♂ ORTHETRUM CANCELLATUM (Black-tailed skimmer) has black veins.
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3 LookAlikes (LA):
Broad-bodied Chaser
Four-spotted chaser
Black-tailed skimmer
Scarce chaser
Bruine korenbout
Spitzenfleck
Libellule fauve
Libellula frontenera
Libellula fulva [L.]
Libellula fulva [L.]
Libellula fulva [L.]
Libellula fulva [L.]
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