Broad-Bodied Chaser
07/01/2021
This distinctive, stout dragonfly can be seen in late spring and early summer around our lakes and ponds.
This fuzzy species is a type of hawker dragonfly and is one of the earliest to emerge in spring. This used to be quite a scarce species, but it has been increasing its range and abundance in recent years, perhaps due to warming temperatures. It has been seen at Swan Lake and our Edgbarrow Woods nature reserve. They are quite dark, and the males have small blue markings, while the female has even smaller yellow spots.
This distinctive, stout dragonfly can be seen in late spring and early summer around our lakes and ponds.
These stunning jewel-like beetles are members of the scarab family. The adults feed on pollen and nectar, and sometimes petals, particularly from roses, hence their name.
The eye-catching caterpillars of this moth can often be seen in early autumn, wandering near trees, looking for somewhere to pupate.
This remarkably distinctive moth resembles a twig from a Silver Birch, one of the caterpillar’s foodplants, and can occasionally been seen resting on twigs by day.
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