It has a body length of 36 to 45 mm with a wingspan of 50 to 58 mm.
The abdomen is flattened. The base of its hind wings has an ochre-yellow spot.
In males, the entire body, eyes and legs are bright red in colour and have no black markings.
The female's basic colour is brown-yellowish. They have a light-coloured line between the wing bases.
It prefers shallow stagnant waters that are well sunlit and have well-developed underwater vegetation.
Literature:
- K.-D. Dijkstra, Libellen Europas, 2. Auflage, Haupt Verlag Bern 2021,ISBN 3-258-08219-6, S. 302
- K. Sternberg / R. Buchwald, Libellen Baden-Württembergs, Bd. 2, Ulmer Verlag Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-8001-3514-0, S. 374–384
- H. Wildermuth, A. Martens, Die Libellen Europas, Quelle & Meyer Wiebelsheim 2018, 3-494-01690-9, S. 610 ff
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