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Old 20-06-2009, 08:43 PM
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unidentified dragonfly

Please can anyone identify this dragonfly found basking in the herb patch. It was much bigger than the large red damselfies that were also present.
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Old 20-06-2009, 08:45 PM
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forgot the photo!!
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Its a female common darter.
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It's actually an immature male, and looks like it's a Southern Darter, Sympetrum meridionalis, rather than a Common Darter.

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Ill get my coat.
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