Orthetrum chrysis? Guangdong, China (1 Viewer)

rrybicki

Innocent bystander

• Feb 17, 2019

• #1

Hi Everybody,

Below is a photo of a dragonfly that I took last week at Lake Luhu, a park in urban Guangzhou, China. I have provisionally identified it as Orthetrum chrysis.

But I am just some dude with a camera and an internet connection. Would someone here who actually knows something about Odonata be kind enough to confirm this ID?

Thanks very much for your time.

Cheers,

Russ

 

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Andy Adcock

Worst person on Birdforum

• Feb 17, 2019

• #2

Looks good to me in ignorance of similar species.

https://singapore.biodiversity.online/species/A-Arth-Hexa-Odonata-000102

 

rrybicki

Innocent bystander

• Feb 17, 2019

• #3

Thank you Andy, I appreciate the confirmation. And thanks for the link, which I have bookmarked. Looks like a very good SE Asia resource.

Cheers!

Russ

 

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birdwatcher667

New member

• Nov 5, 2022

• #4

Hong Kong neighboring Guangzhou has plentiful Orthetrum pruinosum too, which looks very similar to Orthetrum chrysis but its abdomen is a less bright red and it has no red on the face. HKBIH - Species Information Your photo shows no red on the face and looks to be a better match for Orthetrum pruinosum than chrysis. See Dennis Farrell's comment on the differences -http://thaiodonata.blogspot.com/2011/03/orthetrum-chrysis.html

 

rrybicki

Innocent bystander

• Nov 7, 2022

• #5

birdwatcher667 said:

Hong Kong neighboring Guangzhou has plentiful Orthetrum pruinosum too, which looks very similar to Orthetrum chrysis but its abdomen is a less bright red and it has no red on the face. HKBIH - Species Information Your photo shows no red on the face and looks to be a better match for Orthetrum pruinosum than chrysis. See Dennis Farrell's comment on the differences -http://thaiodonata.blogspot.com/2011/03/orthetrum-chrysis.html

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Agree completely. Thanks for the identification.

Best regards,

Russ