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Sue

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Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum

« on: September 25, 2008, 23:02 PM »

I took these photos today of two dragonflies perched in the garden...are they Common Darters Sympetrum striolatum??

seen together on a rock at around 500m altitude in the Sierra de Grazalema, with a slow flowing river alongside garden.

The male posed very patiently but the female flew off quickly so i didn't get a better close up. Roll Eyes

Help in id appreciated,
Sue

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indalo

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Re: Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum??

« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2008, 23:14 PM »

Yes, it totally looks so; those white flanks I think that are singular to this species.... but wait for other comments.

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parthenope

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Re: Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum??

« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2008, 18:50 PM »

Hi Sue,

Both you & Jesus are absolutely right, both insects are Common Darters - Sympetrum striolatum. The fact that you have good head shots of both insects helps a lot because you clearly see there are no black markings down the side of the eye/face (frons) junction which narrows the species down a bit as well. It's interesting to compare the abdomen markings of the Red-veined & Desert Darters from recent posts to highlight the differences in those areas too.

Nice photos!
Regards
Steve


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indalo

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Re: Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum??

« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2008, 21:32 PM »

By the way, Sue...

Very great pictures... really great.

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glennie

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Re: Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum??

« Reply #4 on: September 27, 2008, 08:25 AM »

Quote from: indalo on September 26, 2008, 21:32 PM

By the way, Sue...

Very great pictures... really great.

Jss

Yes, I was wondering about those...

How much superglue did you put on that rock? And how long did you have to wait subsequently for something to land on it? biggrin