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Orthetrum cancellatum Black-tailed skimmer,Geotagged,Netherlands,Orthetrum cancellatum,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Orthetrum cancellatum

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  1. View Rudolph van Harn's profile
    Rudolph van Harn
    Katipo Spider
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    A very great shot! great sharpness and colour. and a bueatiful composition, in my eyes. but didnt expect the head to be that way at the back. Posted 8 years ago
  2. View WildFlower's profile
    WildFlower
    Lion
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    No, this is not an Aeshna mixta. It is a female Orthetrum cancellatum.
    http://www.dragonfly-site.com/pictures-8.html
    http://www.libellennet.nl/fotoalbum.php?libelid=56&fotoid=20366&soort=libel     Posted 8 years ago
    1. View Mike van Harn's profile
      Mike van Harn
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      Sorry, you're right. But I do not think the site you are giving to www.libellennet.nl works well (personally). I think the amount of photos is bad and I have to look forward to looking at the pictures first to find out what kind of it is. Of course, I can use the site incorrectly.
      I will stop again for better searching.       Posted 8 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
        Lion
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        No worries, Mike. Dragonflies are difficult to identify, I've been trying for years and still often get them wrong. You need to know exactly which details to look for. Posted 8 years ago
      2. View WildFlower's profile
        WildFlower
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        The website is not too bad, there is a gallery but it only shows the males. You have a female here which is different so you have to open the species galleries one by one to find photos of the females.
        http://www.libellennet.nl/foto_libelsoorten.php
        There are more dragonfly sites in the identification guide.
        https://www.jungledragon.com/species/guide
        http://www.dutchdragonflies.eu/index.html
        http://www.odonata.eu/         Posted 8 years ago

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The Black-tailed skimmer

The black-tailed skimmer, "Orthetrum cancellatum", is a European and Asian dragonfly. It occurs nearly all over Europe except northern UK and Scandinavia; to the east, the range extends to Kashmir and Mongolia.

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Similar species: Dragonflies And Damselflies
Species identified by WildFlower
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By Mike van Harn

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Uploaded Jun 2, 2017. Captured Jun 2, 2017 11:59 in Veilingweg 20, 1611 BN Bovenkarspel, Netherlands.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm