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Vagrant darter sideview I think this is a dragonfly but no idea what. Common Darter,Geotagged,Sympetrum striolatum,The Netherlands Click/tap to enlarge

Vagrant darter sideview

I think this is a dragonfly but no idea what.

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  1. View Frankhuizen Photography's profile
    Frankhuizen Photography
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    May be a female black tailed skimmer? Posted 12 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    hi Stephen, welcome to JungleDragon!

    I think this is a Vagrant darter, based on this one I captured earlier:

    Vagrant Darter macro Happy to share this classic dragonfly shot. Quite impressive how strong their legs must be to hang horizontally like this. Heesch,Macro,Sympetrum vulgatum,Vagrant Darter
     Posted 12 years ago
  3. View stephen whittaker's profile
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    Thankyou, and a nice capture. Posted 11 years ago
  4. View WildFlower's profile
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    It is a Sympetrum, but I am not sure which one - S. vulgatum or S. striolatum. The differences are very minute and they are not very clear on this photo.
    http://www.danodonata.dk/odo_striolatum_vulgatum_uk.htm
    http://www.dragonflypix.com/speciespages/sympetrum_striolatum.html
    http://www.dragonflypix.com/speciespages/sympetrum_vulgatum.html     Posted 11 years ago

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The Common Darter

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 for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by RMFelix
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Uploaded Apr 12, 2013. Captured Aug 19, 2006 16:02 in Randweg, Dunes of Texel National Park, De Koog, The Netherlands.
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  • NIKON D70
  • f/5.3
  • 10/6400s
  • 240mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.