Libellula quadrimaculata Linnaeus, 1758
(Four-spotted Chaser)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLibellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser)
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 quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser) :
1: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser)
9 May 2018 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
Male, freshly emerged, next to exuvia, from garden pond
Image 1: Exuvia - antero-dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 2: Exuvia - dorsal viewImage 3: Exuvia - dorsal view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 4: Exuvia - dorsal view - silver backgroundImage 5: Exuvia - lateral view - close-up - silver backgroundImage 6: Exuvia - lateral view - silver backgroundImage 7: Exuvia - latero-dorsal viewImage 8: Teneral male - freshly emergedImage 9: Teneral male - freshly emerged (2)Image 10: Teneral male - freshly emerged (3)Image 11: Teneral male - freshly emerged - abdomen - dorso-lateral viewImage 12: Teneral male - freshly emerged with larval exuviaImage 13: Teneral male - freshly emerged with larval exuvia (2)Image 14: Teneral male - freshly emerged with wings still raised - lateral viewImage 15: Teneral male - freshly emerged with wings still raised - lateral view (2)Image 16: Exuvia - abdomen - lateral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 17: Exuvia - head - anterior view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 18: Exuvia - mask - dorsal view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 19: Exuvia - mask - ventral view - highly enlarged - silver backgroundImage 20: Teneral male - freshly emerged - head and thorax - dorsal view - enlargedImage 21: Teneral male - freshly emerged - head and thorax - lateral view - enlargedImage 22: Teneral male - freshly emerged - head and thorax - latero-dorsal view - enlarged
2: Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser)
28 May 2017 OSIGR: R39 Vice County: Clare (VC H09) Eire
failed emergence. Dead, partly emerged adult.
Image 1: Exuvia with dead, partly emerged adult - dorsal viewImage 2: Exuvia with dead, partly emerged adult - lateral view

Libellula quadrimaculata (Four-spotted Chaser) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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