Another Dragonfly ID ~ Greece (1 Viewer)

ChrissyM

Well-known member

• Jul 9, 2011

• #1

Hi all, going through all my images and I have found another that I am unsure of. The more I am looking through my book, the more confused I am getting......

I am hoping soneone can help?

 

Ficedula

velico ergo sum

• Jul 9, 2011

• #2

i would go with Orthetrum brunneum, but this is not is certain identification, you really need much better shot of wing venation, particularly Rspl to be confident.

 

ChrissyM

Well-known member

• Jul 9, 2011

• #3

Ficedula said:

i would go with Orthetrum brunneum, but this is not is certain identification, you really need much better shot of wing venation, particularly Rspl to be confident.

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I do have many images of Keeled Skimmers (or they may be Southern) from the same place and the same time. However, the males have blue eyes and the females have bluish eyes with a yellow face. All other photo's have some yellow in the wings too. I can only assume that this is an old one?

 

pdwinter

Paul Winter

• Jul 10, 2011

• #4

ChrissyM said:

Thank you. I am getting stuck on forum limititations to file size, does this help?

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There look like 5 doubled cells to me - which would make it brunneum

 

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ChrissyM

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• Jul 10, 2011

• #5

pdwinter said:

There look like 5 doubled cells to me - which would make it brunneum

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Thanks very much

 

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RoyW

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• Jul 17, 2011

• #6

pdwinter said:

There look like 5 doubled cells to me - which would make it brunneum

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Or a coerulescens at the extreme end of variation (4-5 cell doublings is within the area of possible overlap, although it is rare for coerulescens to have as many doubled cells, but fairly common for brunneum to have 5-6).:eek!:
It's a relatively broad bodied and plain individual so I don't really see any reason to doubt the ID as brunneum though!:t: