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Epaulet Skimmer

Orthetrum chrysostigma

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Field Notes

Description:

Can anyone confirm the ID please

Habitat:

Garden

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (3)
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Mine does not look like a Scarce Chaser either, nor does it have an obvious dorsal keel. There has to be someone out there who knows.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
This page http://www.british-dragonflies.org.uk/species/keeled-skimmer gives a short explanations but the photos don't show much. Mine is not a Black-tailed Skimmer but this also mentions a Scarce Chaser.
HemaShah
any idea why it is called keeled?

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Global Dragonflies & Damselflies
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Biodiversidad en España/Spain
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Mission WILD
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project

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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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