scarce chaser

English
Two scarce chasers, male and female, in a mating wheel.

Etymology

scarce (“rare, uncommon”) + chaser (“a type of dragonfly”)

The name contrasts this species with the much more common broad-bodied chaser, Libellula depressa

Noun

scarce chaser (plural scarce chasers)

  1. Libellula fulva, a dragonfly native to Europe

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