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young maleVagrant Darter, Gemeine Heidelibelle

Sympetrum vulgatum

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Field Notes

Description:

Female
yellow, golden, brownish dragonfly, about 7 cm long from head to the tip of the tail

Habitat:

near water

Notes:

@monkey mind

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)
taka.ita
My take: young male Sympetrum vulgatum. It has yellow on the legs, which rules out Sympetrum sanguineum (which has totally black legs) and leaves S. vulgatum and S. striolatum. The abdomen has a bobble near the end (widens and gets smaller again), it has lots of yellow on the legs and it has a "moustache". That all points to S. vulgatum..

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PublishedJuly 4, 2011

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