Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta
 A medium-large dragonfly, common in late summer and autumn, and most likely confused with Southern Hawker.
The overall impression is dark, the male having a blackish abdomen with blue spots, brown thorax with relatively narrow yellow stripes, and blue eyes. Females are brown with yellow spots. Both sexes have a prominent yellow triangle on abdominal segment 2.
Status of Migrant Hawker in Leicestershire & Rutland
Number of occupied 2km grid squares in Leicestershire & Rutland, up to the end of 2004: 132/720
Began to colonise Britain in the 1940s and historic records show that this species was, as its name suggests, a migrant to the county. From the 1980s onwards, however, the Migrant Hawker has become a widespread species and a familiar sight during its late summer flight period; owing to this late emergence it is still probably under recorded as most observers of Odonata are more active in the early to mid summer periods. |
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Distribution Map
Migrant Hawker 2004 |
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Migrant Hawker Habitat
The Migrant Hawker breeds in a variety of well vegetated aquatic habitats and is often also recorded well away from water.
Flight period of Migrant Hawker
Migrant Hawker Photo Gallery
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