
Male Libellula quadrimaculata. Photo © David Kitching
2002

Male Libellula quadrimaculata. Compare with image above.
Note less colour in wings and more dark colouration on the lower body. Photo © David Kitching 2005

Female Libellula quadrimaculata. Photo © David Kitching 2004
Male Libellula quadrimaculata. Photo © David Kitching 2003

Distribution map for Four-spotted Chaser
Large dot = Proven breeding,
Medium dot = Probable breeding,
Small dot = Possible breeding
Open rectangle = Pre 1980 records only
Red dots show tetrads in which species has only been recorded since 1991 or
where breeding status has been raised since 1991.

Flight period
© David Kitching 2008
Last update 2.1.2008