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grostron
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Help With ID Please

Post by grostron »

Help With ID Please:

Am I correct in thinking that the pale dragonfly below is a Common Darter and the other is a Southern Hawker (both being females) ? They were observed over the last couple of days in Gee Cross (SJ9593).

Common Darter ???
Common Darter ???
Southern Hawker ???
Southern Hawker ???
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Regards

Glenn
Davidk
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Re: Help With ID Please

Post by Davidk »

Yes you are correct, the first one is Sympetrum striolatum but it is a somewhat teneral male. The other is a teneral female Aeshna cyanea.

Regards,
David Kitching

grostron
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Re: Help With ID Please

Post by grostron »

Cheers David.

I didn't suspect that it was a teneral male. I thought that the reddish colouration on the abdomen was the result of it being an ageing female.

Regards

Glenn
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