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Striped Saddlebags
Striped Saddlebags (Tramea calverti: Libellulidae) 4.4-4.9 cm (1.7-1.9 in) long.
Habitat
Salt farm adjacent to mangrove swamps giving way to secondary Pacific tropical dry forest up-slope at ca. 10 m (33 ft) elevation.
Location
La Ensenada Lodge, east side of Nicoya Bay, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.
Date taken
July 2023
Scientific name
Tramea calverti
Equipment used
Canon
A wonderfully focused and detailed capture of this delicate creature, Stanley.
 
wonderfully detailed portrait of this elegant insect, Stanley, a real wowzer, many tfs!!
 

Media information

Category
Invertebrates
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
334
Comment count
5

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
472.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
4000
Filename
Dragonfly, Salt Farm Laensenada Lodge, Puntarenas Province, Costa Rica.jpg
File size
858.1 KB
Date taken
Fri, 07 July 2023 4:38 PM
Dimensions
1024px x 671px

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