It has a body length of 45 to 48 mm with a wingspan of 58 to 75 mm.
The male's body is metallic blue. The wings are clear with a blue band. The signal spot on the underside of the abdominal segments S8 to S10 is greyish white with black spots.
The female is metallic green with green, transparent wings that have white pseudopterostigmas.
Literature:
- K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 85 f
- K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs, Bd. 1, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3508-6, S. 187-202–139
- H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 107 ff
Websites:
- https://www.libellen.tv
- https://www.libellenschutz.ch
- https://www.libellenwissen.de
- https://www.waldschrat-online.de
