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Black-tailed skimmer, young male - Orthetrum cancellatum Captured in Parc de Camargue, South France<br /> The female below is captured in Bulgaria.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/62856/black-tailed_skimmer_female_-_orthetrum_cancellatum.html" title="Black-tailed skimmer female - Orthetrum cancellatum"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/1332/62856_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=mcaO4DuSZ9L1SIX2LTVkyJQxPT8%3D" width="200" height="134" alt="Black-tailed skimmer female - Orthetrum cancellatum https://www.jungledragon.com/image/51931/black-tailed_skimmer_young_male_-_orthetrum_cancellatum.html Animal,Animalia,Arthropoda,Black-tailed skimmer,Bulgaria,Dragonfly,Geotagged,Insect,Insecta,Libellulidae,Nature,Odonata,Orthetrum cancellatum,Skimmer,Summer,Wildlife" /></a></figure> Black-tailed skimmer,France,Geotagged,Orthetrum cancellatum,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Black-tailed skimmer, young male - Orthetrum cancellatum

Captured in Parc de Camargue, South France
The female below is captured in Bulgaria.

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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 Jivko Nakev
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By Jivko Nakev

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Uploaded Jul 4, 2017. Captured May 18, 2017 09:36 in Unnamed Road, 13460 Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, France.
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  • Canon EOS 70D
  • f/6.3
  • 1/400s
  • ISO100
  • 100mm