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Common Darter (female)

Sympetrum striolatum

Photo by RiekoS
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

The Common Darter is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference ... - from Wikipedia

Notes:

Common dragonfly?

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
Jellis
No leave it I'm sure an expert will get it.
Jacob Gorneau
Great spot, Rieko! A female in the genus Sympetrum.
RiekoS
@Jellis: This is the only one I have. Maybe I should take it off from my spotting.
Jellis
hard to ID without the backside too. It looks like a female though
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PublishedSeptember 27, 2013

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