Hairy dragonfly

Hairy dragonfly
male, Ireland
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Infraorder: Anisoptera
Family: Aeshnidae
Genus: Brachytron
Evans, 1845[2][3]
Species:
B. pratense
Binomial name
Brachytron pratense
(Müller, 1764)
male eating a bee in Estonia

Brachytron is a monotypic genus of European dragonfly of the family Aeshnidae containing the hairy dragonfly (Brachytron pratense), also known as the hairy hawker or spring hawker.[4] It is found in Europe and Asia Minor, as far east as the Caspian Sea.[5] With a typical length of around 5.5 centimetres (2.2 in) it resides close to water bodies containing plants and has a flight season running from May to July.[6]

  1. ^ Boudot, J.-P. (2014). "Brachytron pratense". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T165514A19156286. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T165514A19156286.en. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  2. ^ Brachytron, BioLib
  3. ^ Dragonflies, Dutch Dragonflies
  4. ^ Brian Nelson; Robert Thompson (2004). The Natural History of Ireland's Dragonflies. Ulster Museum. ISBN 978-0-900761-45-4.
  5. ^ Henrik Steinmann (1997). World Catalogue of Odonata: Zygoptera. Walter de Gruyter. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-11-014934-0.
  6. ^ "Hairy dragonfly | The Wildlife Trusts". wildlifetrusts.org. Retrieved 2024-10-04.