It has a body length of 35 to 44 mm with a wingspan of 50 to 62 mm.
It has light-coloured spots on the sides of the thorax and slightly tinted wing bases. The legs are black and yellow striped. There is a black stripe at the base of the forehead, which ends at the eyes.
The male has two light-coloured bands on the sides of the thorax, giving the impression that it is striped. Its abdomen is red.
The abdomen is yellow with a longitudinal stripe on both sides. The vagina is barely visible and protrudes at an angle.
It colonises stagnant waters that would be favoured and also areas of flowing waters that have a low current.
Literature:
- K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 292 f
- K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs, Bd. 2, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3514-0, S. 602-616
- H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 785 ff
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