Aeshna affinis, the southern migrant hawker or blue-eyed hawker, is a dragonfly found in southern Europe and Asia. It is in the family Aeshnidae and is very similar in appearance to A. mixta.
From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Southern Migrant Hawker being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Insecta
- Order
- Odonata
- Family
- Aeshnidae
- Genus
- Aeshna
- Species
- Aeshna affinis
Found one? Take a photo and B.inomen will suggest what it is, free.
Check your photo