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Libellula depressa, commonly known as the broad-bodied chaser or broad-bodied darter, is a dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. One of the most common dragonflies in Europe and central Asia, its range extends to England, central Asia and the Middle East, with a few limited populations in Scotland. It is not found in Ireland or North Africa, however. This insect is around 39 to 48 millimetres (1.5 to 1.9 inches) in length, with both the male and the female having a broad, flattened abdomen which is brown with yellow patches down the sides. In the male, the abdomen develops a blue pruinescence that covers the brown colour. Both fore and hind wings have a dark patch at the base. This male L. depressa dragonfly was photographed at Wolvercote Lakes in Oxfordshire, England.Photograph credit: Charles J. Sharp

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Some of the articles I have created or rescued or moved or expanded:

• 2021
  • June 2021
    • June 24 - Bekal Airport
  • July 2021
    • July 10 - Containerization (computing)
  • August 2021
    • August 18 - Sakar Sar
    • August 24 - Kohe Mondi (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • August 30 - Kataklik Kangri (Translated from German Wikipedia)
  • September 2021
    • September 5 - Sonam Gyatso Mountaineering Institute
    • September 8 - Mahatma Gandhi Marg (Gangtok)
  • October 2021
    • October 1 - Leh Market (Redirected to Leh on 7 January 2022 by Onel5969 ( talk · contribs))
    • October 1 - Endoxifen (expanded)
    • October 22 - Institute of Seismological Research
    • October 22 - Sindhu Central University (Redirected to Central university (India) on 23 October 2021 by Muhandes ( talk · contribs), Recreated by User:খাঁ শুভেন্দু on 21 June 2023)
    • October 27 - Malkhan Singh Rajpoot
    • October 30 - Fore School of Management (Rescued. Deleted, AfD)
    • October 30 - Charbagh Kangri
    • October 31 - Kunchang Kangri
  • November 2021
    • November 1 - Shahi Kangri
    • November 2 - Spangmik
    • November 3 - Lukung
    • November 5 - National Initiative for Cybersecurity Careers and Studies
    • November 5 - Koenig Institute (Deleted, AfD)
    • November 5 - National Institute of Cryptology Research and Development
    • November 6 - Merak, Ladakh
    • November 7 - Chakula
    • November 9 - Spangnak Ri
    • November 23 - Chutak (Recovered the redirected page)
    • November 29 - Lamo Angdang
  • December 2021
    • December 2 - Khangchengyao
    • December 5 - Ahmedabad Kali Bari
    • December 6 - Masang Kang
    • December 7 - National Seismic Monitoring Centre
    • December 8 - Sanglaphu
    • December 9 - Drohmo
    • December 15 - Chang Chenmo Kangri
    • December 15 - Automotive Industry Standard 140
    • December 16 - Indian Space Association
    • December 26 - Summa Ri
    • December 27 - Teri Kang
    • December 31 - Casa Magazines

• 2022
  • January 2022
    • January 1 - Gongzhucuo
    • January 6 - Skyampoche Ri
    • January 6 - Padmanabh
    • January 17 - 2022 Abu Dhabi attack
    • January 20 - Dhaulagiri II (AfC move)
    • January 25 - Oxygen Express
    • January 26 - Punguk
    • January 29 - V. Anantha Nageswaran
    • January 31 - Surigh Yilganing Kol (special thanks to User:Voidvector)
  • February 2022
    • February 2 - Tso Tang (special thanks to User:Voidvector)
    • February 14 - Chong Kumdang Ri
  • March 2022
    • March 4 - Mahashrung
    • March 5 - Thusa Kangri
    • March 5 - Hongshan Lake (special thanks to User:Voidvector)
    • March 5 - Pastan Kangri
    • March 5 - La Yongma Ri (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • March 8 - Crompton Greaves Consumer Electricals (AfC review and acceptance)
    • March 13 - Harvey Marcelin
    • March 13 - Thangman Kangri
  • April 2022
    • April 4 - Genome India Project
    • April 6 - Nar Parvat
    • April 7 - Pologongka
    • April 16 - Dansam (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • April 16 - Chumik Kangri
    • April 17 - Gharkun
    • April 17 - Gyong Kangri (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • April 17 - Nepal Mountain Academy
    • April 21 - Lugula Himal (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • April 21 - Ratna Chuli
    • April 22 - Phurbi Chyachu
    • April 22 - Loenpo Gang
    • April 22 - Hungchi
    • April 24 - Pathibara
    • April 27 - South Lhonak Lake
    • April 29 - Zapatilla (mountain) (Rescued)
  • May 2022
    • May 1 - Rachama
    • May 10 - Deprez Basin (AfC move)
    • May 10 - Stewart Ryrie, Junior (AfC move)
    • May 13 - Rangrik Rang
    • May 14 - Brammah Parvat
    • May 18 - Tsangbu Ri (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • May 23 - Mount Frey
    • May 23 - Chombu
    • May 24 - Teesta Khangtse Glacier
    • May 24 - Chiumo (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • May 25 - Kalurong (Translated from German Wikipedia)
  • June 2022
    • June 2 - Langbo Kangri (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • June 6 - High Altitude Research Laboratory
  • July 2022
    • July 2 - Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment
    • July 6 - Joint All-Domain Command and Control
    • July 12 - 2022 Henan banks protests
    • July 14 - Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight (AfC move)
    • July 16 - Thulagi Chuli (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • July 17 - Platycheirus scamboides (AfC move)
    • July 27 - The Lulo Rose (Redirected to List of diamonds on 28 July 2022 by User:Knowledgekid87 - "no issues with re-creation when the diamond is sold and/or more information comes along.")
    • July 27 - Nano-satellite Atmospheric Chemistry Hyperspectral Observation System (AfC move)
  • August 2022
    • August 9 - Nuweiba Port
    • August 9 - Altyn Dala Conservation Initiative
    • August 27 - Tsergo Ri
  • September 2022
    • September 3 - Lajo Dada
    • September 12 - Indian Predator: The Diary of a Serial Killer
    • September 17 - Duoqing Cuo renamed to Dochen Tso; by User:Kautilya3 (Translated from Mandarin Wikipedia)
    • September 18 - Palongcuo
    • September 19 - Aweng Cuo
    • September 20 - Darebu Cuo
    • September 21 - European Genome-phenome Archive
    • September 23 - Ernst Kreidolf (expanded as a Newcomer task)
    • September 23 - Püncogling Township (expanded by translating a page from Mandarin Wikipedia) (special thanks to User:Dr. Blofeld)
    • September 24 - Sengli Co (expanded by translating a page from Mandarin Wikipedia) (special thanks to User:Dr. Blofeld)
  • October 2022
    • October 2 - Al Seef
    • October 14 - Himalaya: A Human History
    • October 18 - The High Road to China (book)
    • October 19 - A New Silk Road: India, China and the Geopolitics of Asia
    • October 20 - The Story of Tibet:Conversations with the Dalai Lama
    • October 20 - COVID-19 and Its Challenges: Is India Future Ready? (COI detected in one of the reviews. needs additional citations for verification)
  • November 2022
    • November 2 - The Dragon in the Land of Snows
    • November 2 - To a Mountain in Tibet
    • November 3 - Wild Himalaya: A Natural History of the Greatest Mountain Range on Earth
    • November 10 - The Himalayan Arc: Journeys East of South-east
    • November 13 - Sikkim: Requiem for a Himalayan Kingdom
    • November 14 - Drifika
    • November 14 - Sosbun Brakk
    • November 14 - Where Three Empires Meet
    • November 15 - The British in India: A Social History of the Raj
    • November 16 - Sridevi: Queen of Hearts
    • November 17 - Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?
    • November 17 - To, The Bravest Person I Know
    • November 17 - Emotional First Aid
    • November 17 - Category: Bibliotherapy books
    • November 18 - Mount Arronax (expanded)
    • November 18 - Friendshoring
    • November 20 - Tibet: A History
    • November 20 - China and Southeast Asia in the Xi Jinping Era
    • November 26 - A Historical Atlas of Tibet
  • December 2022
    • December 26 - ICICI-Videocon loan scam
    • December 30 - Grindelwald Fluctuation (AfC review and acceptance)

• 2023
  • January 2023
    • January 1 - Tibet: The Road Ahead
    • January 2 - Tibet Himalaya Mountaineering Guide School
    • January 3 - Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land
    • January 8 - Edwin Chiloba
    • January 11 - The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID
    • January 15 - The Lhasa Atlas: Traditional Tibetan Architecture and Townscape
    • January 23 - The Post-Pandemic World Order: Nine Pointers
    • January 23 - Geopolitics, Supply Chains, and International Relations in East Asia
    • January 26 - The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor of the Belt and Road Initiative: Concept, Context and Assessment
    • January 27 - The Billionaire Raj (restructured)
    • January 29 - The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film (AfC review and acceptance)
  • February 2023
    • February 1 - The Fall of a Sparrow (AfC review and acceptance)
    • February 13 - China After Mao: The Rise of a Superpower
    • February 21 - The Avoidable War: The Dangers of a Catastrophic Conflict between the US and Xi Jinping's China
  • March 2023
    • March 4 - Men Against the Clouds
    • March 6 - Cotinguiba Formation (AfC review and acceptance)
    • March 15 - Tadashi Hattori (AfC review and acceptance)
    • March 27 - Tsenda Kang (Translated from German Wikipedia)
  • April 2023
    • April 1 - Pietro Gabrini (AfC review and acceptance)
    • April 1 - List of awards and nominations received by Brendan Fraser (AfC review and acceptance)
    • April 1 - Category:Brendan Fraser
    • April 14 - Parachute mitral valve (AfC review and acceptance)
  • May 2023
    • May 9 - China and Russia: Four Centuries of Conflict and Concord
    • May 9 - Kalam-series engines
    • May 14 - Gibbs rotational ensemble (AfC review and acceptance)
    • May 15 - Mount Collinson (AfC review and acceptance)
    • May 15 - Chaenothecopsis penningtonensis (AfC review and acceptance)
    • May 15 - The Idea of India (restructured)
    • May 17 - The Oxford Illustrated History of Modern China
    • May 27 - Astral (company) (AfC review and acceptance)
    • May 27 - Beyond Possible
  • June 2023
    • June 10 - Dangerous Earth
    • June 14 - Lawa La
    • June 19 - Bhutan: A Visual Odyssey Across the Last Himalayan Kingdom (expanded; added a photograph from Suzzallo Library)
    • June 19 - Himalaya: Exploring the Roof of the World
    • June 19 - Marmousi model (AfC review and acceptance)
    • June 23 - Pele La
    • June 27 - Haleswar Temple (AfC review and acceptance)
    • June 27 - 1957 Singapore airplane crash
    • June 30 - North Hills Museum (Amberman House) (AfC review and acceptance)
    • June 30 - Bailey House (Annapolis Royal) (AfC review and acceptance)
  • July 2023
    • July 5 - The Kingdom at the Centre of the World
    • July 7 - Demorest's Illustrated Monthly (AfC review and acceptance)
    • July 11 - Development Challenges in Bhutan
    • July 17 - Maloy Krishna Dhar
  • August 2023
    • August 3 - Chura Kang (Translated from German Wikipedia)
    • August 12 - Kohn–Luttinger superconductivity (AfC review and acceptance)
    • August 15 - Rasheeduddin Khan (expanded)

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