Dragonfly ID help. (1 Viewer)

Wayland · Jul 31, 2008

Hi,
here are a few more unsure ID Dragonfly pics with regard previous thread.
Same problem, have I got the ID correct being Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly and Ruddy Darter.
Any help, tips etc more than welcome.
Thank you!

aeshna5 · Aug 1, 2008

Wayland said:
Hi,
here are a few more unsure ID Dragonfly pics with regard previous thread.
Same problem, have I got the ID correct being Large Red Damselfly, Migrant Hawker, Red-eyed Damselfly and Ruddy Darter.
Any help, tips etc more than welcome.
Thank you!

The only one that may be incorrect is the third, which I feel may be a female Small Red-eyed Damselfly. A dorsal view would have been better, but eye colour suggests this species to me.

seymourbirdies · Aug 1, 2008

aeshna5 said:
The only one that may be incorrect is the third, which I feel may be a female Small Red-eyed Damselfly. A dorsal view would have been better, but eye colour suggests this species to me.

I suspect that No 3 is a teneral male Red-eyed Damselfly. Teneral because of the green colouration, male because of the red eyes even at this early stage and Red-eyed because of the marking on segment 8.

Regards

Alan

Wayland · Aug 4, 2008

Thanks guys, you have introduced me to a new word - Teneral.
I am just about to go and find out what it means.
Thanks for the help.

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