Formerly known as the Club-tailed Dragonfly, the Common Clubtail is a medium-sized dragonfly that's only on the wing for a short time - from May to July.

So named because of its club shaped abdomen, this dragon has extensive black and yellow markings (on both males and females), though the yellow areas on males tend to become greener as they mature.

It breeds on the nearby River Severn, which runs alongside many sections of the Montgomery Canal in Wales, so the dragonfly is sometimes spotted along the canal.

This elusive dragonfly is actually most easily seen on emergence from its riverine habitat. The burrowing larvae have specific tastes; they like meandering rivers with silty substrates over a rocky bed - which is why they're only found on a handful of rivers across the UK.

The Common Clubtail larvae live in the silt and mud of riverbeds for three to five years, their triangular shaped heads making them difficult to dislodge. Once the adults emerge from the river, which they do so with tight synchronicity, they quickly move away to woodland up to 10km away where they spend most of their time high up in the tree canopy.