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Tag: Libellula fulva

Posted on June 5, 2016June 5, 2016

First sighting of Scarce Chaser Dragonfly at Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens

Scarce Chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva

The vivid orange Scarce Chaser dragonfly, Libellula fulva has been sighted in Wimborne’s Knoll Gardens. This is the first recorded sighting of the year in Dorset and south Hampshire of this distinctive dragonfly which was last spotted at Knoll in 2012. Full story: Read more

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