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138mph

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Taken 5 Sep 2004 Grimston Warren Norfolk UK.
This one has me puzzled, I assume its an over mature female Darter, but its the blue underside that has me puzzled.
 

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138mph said:
Taken 5 Sep 2004 Grimston Warren Norfolk UK.
This one has me puzzled, I assume its an over mature female Darter, but its the blue underside that has me puzzled.

Hello speed limit breaker,
It looks to me to be an overmature female Common Darter, S. striolatum
I tried enlarging the tail end to see if I could get a better view of the vulvar scale but there weren't enough pixels to get a clear picture. The yellow side panels on the thorax is probably the best clue as to species, I cannot see blue on the underside but grey is present. It's more a best guess than a positive ID.

Harry
 
harry eales said:
Hello speed limit breaker,
It looks to me to be an overmature female Common Darter, S. striolatum
I tried enlarging the tail end to see if I could get a better view of the vulvar scale but there weren't enough pixels to get a clear picture. The yellow side panels on the thorax is probably the best clue as to species, I cannot see blue on the underside but grey is present. It's more a best guess than a positive ID.

Harry
Thanks Harry.
Yes I had decided that that was what it was, I had just never seen one that was so clearly blue underneath (at least not close up) and wanted to be sure.
Hugh
 
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