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Scarce Chaser (Spitzenfleck)

Libellula fulva

Photo by Gigi
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Description:

Der Spitzenfleck (Libellula fulva) ist eine Libellenart aus der Familie der Segellibellen (Libellulidae) und gehört damit zu den Großlibellen (Anisoptera). Beim Spitzenfleck handelt es sich um eine Libelle mittlerer Größe mit vorwiegend mitteleuropäischen Verbreitungsgebiet, die für Deutschland in der Roten Liste gefährdeter Tierarten als stark gefährdet eingestuft ist.

Reference Links:

Großer Blaupfeil – Wikipedia

Species ID Suggestions

libellula fulva
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Comments (7)
taka.ita
Look at the blue eyes and the (quite small) dark spots at the end of the wings - not the pterostigma, but the other.
Gigi
Thank you BareFeat! Dragonflies are also my favorites!
BareFeat
Dragonflies are my favorites of the insect world. Thanks for sharing these great photos.
Gigi
Thank you Emma

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PublishedMay 25, 2011

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