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The Red Veined Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a member of the family Libellulidae which is in the genus Sympetrum.
It has a wide spread distribution and is commonly found in Africa,
western, central and southern Asia as well as most of Europe. This
species is nomadic by nature and since the 1990’s has greatly expanded
its European range as far north as southern Scandinavia.
Text © Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds.com
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Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dragonfly. Show all posts
Wednesday, 22 February 2017
RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY [Male] (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Albufera Marsh, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain
Sunday, 28 August 2016
RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY [Male] (Sympetrum fonscolombii) Techniti Limni Agia, Agia Lake, Agia, Crete, Greece
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The Red Veined Darter Dragonfly (Sympetrum fonscolombii) is a member of the family Libellulidae which is in the genus Sympetrum. It has a wide spread distribution and is commonly found in Africa, western, central and southern Asia as well as most of Europe. This species is nomadic by nature and since the 1990’s has greatly expanded its European range as far north as southern Scandinavia.
Text © Patrick J. O'Keeffe / Raw Birds.com
Sunday, 23 August 2015
WHITE TAILED SKIMMER DRAGONFLY (Female) (Orthetrum albistylum) Hortobágy National Park - The Puszta, Hortobágy, Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar megye, Hungary
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The White-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum albistylum) is a Eurasian species of dragonfly. It occurs in a wide band which stretches across central and parts of southern Europe from France in the west to Japan in eastern Asia. This medium sized dragonfly has a patchy distribution but can be locally common. Warmer summers as a result of climate change has seen this species, in common with some other dragonflies, expanded its range further north in Europe. Care needs to be taken when identifying this species as it can be easily confused with its more common relative and very similar looking Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum). It is on the wing from late May to early September. Text © www.rawbirds.com
Friday, 26 September 2014
Saturday, 14 June 2014
Friday, 13 June 2014
Saturday, 14 September 2013
MIGRANT HAWKER DRAGONFLY (Aeshna mixta) Hutchinson's Strand Road, Broadmeadow Estuary, Swords, Fingal, Co Dublin, Ireland
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013
BROWN HAWKER DRAGONFLY (Female) (Aeshna grandis) The Raven, Nature Reserve, Co. Wexford, Ireland
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| Female Brown Hawker dragonfly (Aeshna grandis) ovidepositing (egg laying). |
Wednesday, 31 July 2013
FOUR SPOTTED CHASER DRAGONFLY Libellula quadrimaculata Irish Peatland Conservation Council, Nature Reserve, Lullymore West, Lullymore, Co. Kildare, Ireland,
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Wednesday, 19 June 2013
RED VEINED DARTER DRAGONFLY Sympetrum fonscolombii Laguna Fuentes de Nava, Palencia, Spain
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Wednesday, 15 May 2013
EMPEROR DRAGONFLY (Anax imperator) pair mating, Castro Verde, Portugal
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Emperor Dragonfly (Anax imperator) or Blue Emperor Dragonfly is of the family Aeshnidae which is in the genus Anax.
This large and powerful species is a voracious predator of other flying
insects. Prey items including medium sized dragonflies, damselflies,
butterflies and other flying invertebrates are captured on the wing but
it tends to avoid predating
bees, wasps and hard shelled flying insects such as beetles. Probably as
a
result of climate change, in the last 20 years or so it has greatly
expanded its range north ward. Now relatively common throughout the
Western Palearctic, excluding Iceland and the vast majority of
Scandinavia. In the Eastern Atlantic it occurs on all the Macaronesian
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013
Sunday, 10 February 2013
RED VEINED DARTER (Female) Sympetrum fonscolombii El Rocio, Almonte, Huelva, Spain
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Friday, 18 January 2013
Tuesday, 15 January 2013
Friday, 4 January 2013
FOUR SPOTTED CHASER DRAGONFLY Libellula quadrimaculata Belarus
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