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The Hairy Hawker Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Brachytron.
Alternative names include Hairy Dragonfly and Spring Hawker. It has a
scattered distribution in Europe and parts of western Asia. It is absent
from Iceland and other northern latitudes. In the warmer part of its
range, it is on the wing from late March to early August but has a
shorter flight season elsewhere.
Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds