Aeshna grandis
• English name: Brown Hawker
• German name: Braune Mosaikjungfer
• French name: Grande Aeschne
• Dutch name: Bruine glazenmaker
• Swedish name: Brun mosaikslända
• Norwegian name: Brun øyenstikker
• Finnish name: Ruskoukonkorento
• Danish name: Brun mosaikguldsmed
• Italian name: Dragone bruno
• Czech name: šídlo velké
• Slovenian name: Rjava deva
• Bulgarian name: N/A
Aeshna grandis
Map data based on J.-P. Boudot & V. J. Kalkman (eds.),
Atlas of the European Dragonflies and Damselflies
| General | • a very large species of central and northern Europe | |
| Classification | • suborder: Anisoptera (dragonflies); family: Aeshnidae | |
| Conservation status | • IUCN Red List Europe: Least Concern | |
| Scientific name | • Aeshna grandis (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
| Distribution | • click or tap the Map button above | |
| Notes | • its flight is particularly elegant, alternating short, quick flutters with long, slow glides | |
| • aeshnids are 'fliers': they spend a lot of time on the wing and seldom hang up for a rest | ||
| Habitat | • well-vegetated ponds and lakes | |
| Dimensions | • typical body length: 70-77 mm; hindwing: 41-49 mm | |
| Both sexes | Head | • mature animals have a blue spot on top of the eye |
| Thorax | ➤ the thorax is brown with two broad yellow bands on the side | |
| • there are four light-blue spots at the wing bases | ||
| Abdomen | • the abdomen is brown with small pale spots | |
| • S2 bears two small light-blue (or pale) spots | ||
| Wings | ➤ the wings have a smokey-brown tint | |
| Photographs | • most of our photos below were made in Finland |
