| Southern Migrant Hawker (Aeshna affinis (Vander Linden, 1823)) |
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Scientific name: Aeshna affinis (Vander Linden, 1823) Common name: Southern Migrant Hawker French name: Aeschne affine Order: Odonata Suborder: Anisoptera Family: Aeshnidae Wingspan: 80 to 90 mm. Biotope: Stagnant water bordered by reed beds. Geographic area: Europe Mediterranean area. Important migrations. There seems to be a northward extension of its range (is this a mark of climate change?) Flight time: Early June to mid September with a peak in August. |
The Southern Migrant Hawker can be identified by the iridescent blue colour of the sides of the thorax. They also have very few dark marks. The general colour appears as pale blue. The Southern Migrant Hawker is used to performing slow stationary flights at human height. There is often a confusion with Aeshna mixta. |
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This Aeshna, which was flying in the Saint-Trojean forest on the 'île d'Oléron, has only landed during a few seconds, just enough time to shoot one picture. |
André Bon November 2007