Oman dragonflies (2) (1 Viewer)

paul47

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• Feb 8, 2013

• #1

A few more from Oman in January.

1 (d013b) - Violet Dropwing?
2 (d266a) - unknown
3 (d282b) - possibly a female Black Percher?
4 (d283) - there were plenty of "emperor-class" dragonflies around but I didn't find one settled - I could just about persuade myself this is a Vagrant Emperor

 

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aeshna5

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #2

Agree 1 as male Violet Dropwing + 4 as Vagrant Emperor.
2 I think is a male Ischnura evansi. Not sure about 3.

 

paul47

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• Feb 9, 2013

• #3

Thank you very much!

Here's another view of 3...

 

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pdwinter

Paul Winter

• Feb 10, 2013

• #4

Hi Paul

#3 does look like a (fresh) female Black Percher to me. However, I'm not sure what the full list of omani dragonflies is so I don't know if there are any confusion species.

Not sure if that helps !

 

paul47

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• Feb 10, 2013

• #5

Thank you again!

Paul

 

Swindon Addick

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• Feb 16, 2013

• #6

I'm no expert, in fact outside of Europe I'm not even a beginner, so I'm probably missing something very obvious. But isn't that Ischnura senegalensis?

 

RoyW

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• Feb 19, 2013

• #7

Swindon Addick said:

I'm no expert, in fact outside of Europe I'm not even a beginner, so I'm probably missing something very obvious. But isn't that Ischnura senegalensis?

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Looks very much like it to me. (It's not I. evansii because that species has very short inferior abdomenal appendages which would be difficult to make out in this photo - but the inferior appendages are clearly visible).

 

paul47

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• Feb 20, 2013

• #8

Thank you both!

Paul