Orthetrum cancellatum

This female Black-tailed Skimmer dragonfly was patrolling a hedgerow at Windmill Farm Nature Reserve on The Lizard peninsula in Cornwall at the weekend. Once it had caught an insect it would land on bare soil to rest in the sun … Read More

Common name: Black-tailed Skimmer Latin name: Orthetrum cancellatum Family: Libellulidae This photo Date: 8 July Location: Glanville’s (Pennans) Field, Penhale, Perranporth, Cornwall