Norfolk Hawker

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The Norfolk Hawker Aeshna isosceles is an extremely rare dragonfly, one of two species of brown hawkers in Britain. It has a yellow triangular mark on the second abdominal segment which gave rise to its scientific name. It also has green eyes and clear, untinted wings. It is mainly a Mediterranean species, at home in the lowlands of North Africa and Southern Europe.

Related Topics:
Dragonfly - Brown hawkers - Britain - Mediterranean - North Africa - Europe

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In Britain, the Norfolk Hawker is protected under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and listed in Category 1 (endangered) in the British Red Data Books on Insects.

Related Topics:
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 - Endangered

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Its habitats in The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England are mainly Hickling Broad and two National Nature Reserves: Mid-Yare NNR and Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR.

Related Topics:
The Broads National Park - Norfolk, England - Hickling Broad - National Nature Reserve - Mid-Yare NNR - Ludham - Potter Heigham NNR

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The Norfolk Hawker needs unspoiled grazing marsh dykes, clean non-saline water, rushy margins, and lots of aquatic plants, especially Water soldier Stratoides aloides.

Related Topics:
Marsh - Water soldier

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