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Dragonfly

Photo by LuisStevens
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Field Notes

Description:

Red dragonfly, 8 cm long.

Habitat:

Grassland.

Species ID Suggestions

Red veined Darter (Male)

Sympetrum fonscolombii

Reference Link
Adarsha B S
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Comments (4)
LuisStevens
Thank you Jellis, I'll look in the Dragonfly guide and see if I can find a match.
Jellis
A few issues here. 1) not in the Americas. 2) Red Vein doesn't have a full red head.
Adarsha B S
Red veined darter? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-veined_darter

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PublishedSeptember 10, 2013

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