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title: "Broad-bodied Chaser"
description: "Libellula depressa — Insetos e aranhas. Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/broad-bodied-chaser
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Broad-bodied Chaser

> Libellula depressa — Insetos e aranhas. Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia.

- Scientific name: *Libellula depressa*
- Category: `insects` (Insetos e aranhas)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 25540
- Wikidata: [Q302485](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q302485)
- iNaturalist taxon: [563098](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/563098)

## Names

- en: Broad-bodied Chaser
- de: Plattbauch
- es: Libélula de vientre plano
- fr: Libellule déprimée
- nl: Platbuik
- pl: Ważka płaskobrzucha

## Countries with the most observations

GB (4325), FR (3543), DE (3053), IT (2211), RU (1770), DK (1720), AT (1128), ES (669), CZ (574), PL (545), NL (543), BE (477)

## Summary

Libellula depressa, the broad-bodied chaser is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia. It is very distinctive with a very broad flattened abdomen, four wing patches and, in the male, the abdomen becomes pruinose blue.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libellula_depressa

## Photo

![Broad-bodied Chaser](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/broad-bodied-chaser/medium.jpg)

Photo: Danijel Ostović · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/78214598

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/broad-bodied-chaser?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).