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Monday 30th October 2006, 11:45
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Dragonfly sp. Spain summer 2006
Does anybody have ideas on this dragonfly took by a friend of mine in Spain this summer?
Any help appreciated Rgds Paul |
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Monday 30th October 2006, 15:27
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You aint gonna believe this... lol I entered "dragonflies spain" into altavista and the first site i found was www.iberianwildlife.com. I opened it and the first picture on there is VERY similar to the one in your picture. So this may very well be a Red-veined Darter (Sympetrum fonscolombii). A closer shot will be helpful though, do you have any ? Jeroen |
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Monday 30th October 2006, 15:57
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A Stone chatting
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I also thought this looked like a Red-veined Darter but can't be 100%.
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Monday 30th October 2006, 18:24
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Jules Sykes
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Agreed looks like a female Red veined Darter to me also, quite a common dragonfly here in Spain. Nice one.
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Monday 30th October 2006, 21:01
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Yes, I agree on female Red-veined Darter. Blue underside to eyes, silvery panels on thorax, pale pterostigmas, rather short and 'thick' abdomen, etc., all point to this species.
This similar one was in sunny Leicestershire in September: |
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Wednesday 1st November 2006, 20:09
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Thanks everyone for your help on this, i have passed the info onto my friend, who also thanks you all
Rgds Paul |
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