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Brachytron pratense Hairy Dragonfly 67
Aeshna juncea Common Hawker 69
Aeshna cyanea Southern Hawker 69
Aeshna grandis Brown Hawker 70
Aeshna mixta Migrant Hawker 72
Anax imperator Emperor Dragonfly 75
Cordulegaster boltonii Golden-ringed Dragonfly 76
Cordulia aenea Downy Emerald 77
Libellula depressa Broad-bodied Chaser 78
Libellula quadrimaculata Four-spotted Chaser 80
Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed Skimmer 81
Sympetrum danae Black Darter 84
Sympetrum sanguineum Ruddy Darter 85
Sympetrum striolatum Common Darter 87
Sympetrum vulgatum Vagrant Darter 88
Sympetrum flaveolum Yellow-winged Darter 88
Ch. 5: Suggestions for Further Work 90
1. Conservation
2. Further Recording
Appendix A: Essex Species Not Recorded since 1903 93
Appendix B: A History of Dragonfly Recording in Essex 96
Appendix C: Key to the Identification of Essex Dragonflies 113
Appendix D: List of Plant Species Mentioned in the Text 130
References 131
Acknowledgements 134
Abbreviations and Useful Addresses 135
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