The UK has six “mosaic” Hawkers and 2 “browns”. Along with these eight, I’ve included the Blue Emperor/Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) because I have had one instance of it being confused.
To see them all together, side by side, both male and female, see my comparison:
There are also a few more specific hawker comparisons and details available:
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) vs Moorland/Common Hawker (Aeshna juncea)
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) vs Southern Migrant/Blue-eyed Hawker (Aeshna affinis)
- Migrant Hawker (Aeshna mixta) gender differences
- Blue/Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) colour forms
- Blue/Southern Hawker (Aeshna cyanea) gender differences