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Golden-ringed Dragonfly (Cordulegaster boltonii) The Golden-ringed dragonfly can be seen between early June and early September. The male has green eyes and a yellow-banded black abdomen with a club shaped posterior. The female has a yellow-banded black abdomen, green eyes and a yellow-banded black thorax. The abdomen is straight with only a slight thickening at the posterior end. The male has similar markings, but with more black colouring in the abdomen and a club shaped abdomen. The males eyes are green and more closely spaced. This species breeds in the western uplands and heaths in boggy pools and moderate to fast-flowing streams and rivers. Distribution is markedly western in the UK with concentrations in Cornwall, west Wales, Cumbria and western Scotland.
The following three photographs were submitted by Richard Becker
Female
Male
Mating Pair
 Vice County distribution of Golden-ringed Dragonfly up to 1990 (Data supplied by Biological Records Centre)
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