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Urothemis signata in India Ruddy Darter suggested by Seek app, obviously wrong distribution area, sorry. Geotagged,India,Scarlet Basker,Urothemis signata,Winter Click/tap to enlarge

Urothemis signata in India

Ruddy Darter suggested by Seek app, obviously wrong distribution area, sorry.

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  1. View nightjar6's profile
    nightjar6
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    Can you please change the ID? Sympetrum sanguineum is not found in India
    I suggest Scarlet Skimmer/ Ruddy Marsh Skimmer (Crocothemis servilia) which widely distributed in Oriental and Australian region
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scarlet_skimmer
    I have also referred Dragonflies Of India A Field Guide by K.A. Subramanian     Posted 6 months ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
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    No need to be sorry, it's an honest mistake and constructively corrected.

    Indeed many ID detection methods (Seek, Google Lens, etc) do not take distribution into account. I think this is bad because this generates a lot of impossible IDs. I hope they add location filtering in the future.     Posted 6 months ago
    1. View DR_M_Z's profile
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      Yes, I know. Two years ago, I contacted Seek for this mayor problem. They said they knew and will implement in the future (sometime ...) Posted 6 months ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        Pl@ntnet does have this feature, so there's that. Posted 6 months ago
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    Hi DR_M_Z
    As we communicated via direct messaging and I had shared the picture with 2 on ground experts from India, I have received conformation on the ID of this dragonfly.
    And same is supported by iNaturlist as suggested by you.
    Correct id is Urothemis signata     Posted 6 months ago

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The Scarlet Basker

The Scarlet Basker is a dragonfly in the Urothemis genus. It is found in Asia and Africa.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by nightjar6
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Uploaded Feb 14, 2025. Captured Feb 25, 2014 14:01 in W28M+323, Puducheri, Tamil Nadu 602301, India.
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  • NIKON D7000
  • f/11.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO1800
  • 500mm
Captured in the winter. More winter photos.