Western spectre

Boyeria irene

Boyeria irene is a species of dragonfly. It is found in South-Western Europe and Northern Africa.
Boyeria irene Boyeria irene, adult male on a water stream Very hard to capture it on frame, this is the only on-focus frame that I have achieved so far :) Boyeria irene,Western spectre,aeshnidae,anisoptera,arthropoda,dragonfly,insecta,insects,odonata,summer,wildlife

Appearance

The general color is brown or green. The thorax is brown with clear greenish brown bands. The legs are reddish brown. The wings are more or less smoky with variable dark tinted apex. Yellow pterostigma is very long covering of 4 to 7 cells. Membranule short and whitish. The abdomen is brown and green shades. The abdomen of the male is quite constrained in the third segment.
Up, in the shadows... Boyeria irene, male. Boyeria irene,Western spectre

Naming

Synonyms:
- Aeshna irene Fonscolombe 1838
- Boyeria brachycerca Navás, 1919

References:

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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionArthropoda
ClassInsecta
OrderOdonata
FamilyAeshnidae
GenusBoyeria
SpeciesBoyeria irene
Photographed in
Portugal