Summary ²

Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter, is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue.

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1. (c) Thomas Bresson, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://www.flickr.com/photos/36519414@N00/3582105014
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libellula_depressa

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