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Rare dragonfly makes Island appearance

The emperor dragonfly

A rare dragonfly has been spotted in the Isle of Man for the first time on record.

The vagrant emperor dragonfly was photographed in a garden in Governor’s Hill in Onchan last month.
 
The pictures were sent to Manx National Heritage, where the dragonfly was identified as the first known of its kind in the Island. 

It’s thought the insect may have travelled from as far away as the sub-Sahara or Middle East.

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