Libellula fulva Muller, 1764
(Scarce Chaser Dragonfly)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLibellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly)
GenusLibellula (chaser dragonflies)
FamilyLIBELLULIDAE (chaser, darter and skimmer dragonflies)
SuborderANISOPTERA (dragonflies)
OrderODONATA (dragonflies and damselflies)
InfraclassPalaeoptera (dragonflies, damselflies and mayflies)
SubclassPTERYGOTA (bees, beetles, dragonflies, flies, grasshoppers, moths and other winged insects)
ClassINSECTA (true insects)
SubphylumHEXAPODA (insects and other 6-legged organisms)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly) :
1: Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly)
23 Jul 2014 OSGR: SZ09 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Very old male, at rest
Image 1: Old male - dorsal viewImage 2: Old male - dorsal view (2)Image 3: Old male - dorsal view (3)Image 4: Old male - dorsal view (4)Image 5: Old male - dorsal view (5)Image 6: Old male - lateral viewImage 7: Old male - lateral view (2)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Revels, R. 2007 Male Scarce Chaser at Woodwalton Fen Vol 18, No 6 Page: 431
Revels, R. 2005 Male Scarce Chaser Vol 16, No. 6 Page: 430

Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Libellula fulva (Scarce Chaser Dragonfly)
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