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

Translations

Libellula fulva

• Dutch: bruine korenbout (nl) m
• Russian: плоскобрю́х ры́жий m (ploskobrjúx rýžij), стрекоза́ ры́жая f (strekozá rýžaja)