Bright red, Olive-green, cyan and Black dragonfly

Post by **MWP admin** » Sun Sep 09, 2007 4:23 pm

I found a nice specimen of a dragonfly (or damesfly!) that I do not recall I have ever seen. It was in the range of 5cm-7cm in length, seen today at 11am. Would like to have the identification pls.

Should be something common, (or that new record recently discovered

LOL!)

Conchiolin · Post by **Conchiolin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 8:50 am

Looks like a female Orthetrum brunneum. Dragonflies tend to be very hard to id since they have different colours when looked from different angles.

Beautiful creatures Dragonflies are.

Excellent eye-sight, head can be revolved like that of a praying mantis and they are amazing when they fly. Better than any snitch in the Harry Potter series.

Post by **MWP admin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:12 am

I am amazed the way the hoover, stay still in the air, and can fly in a multi direction way

A search on google for Orthetrum brunneum gave me blue insects only ?!

Conchiolin · Post by **Conchiolin** » Mon Sep 10, 2007 9:27 am

In fact it's not. I made a mistake.

Now that is the red veined darter. From the 2 red veins on the wings i can say that it's a red veined darter

Sympetrum fonscolombei. Very common.

jonagius · Post by **jonagius** » Sat Sep 15, 2007 1:30 pm

Hi Conchiolin,

You are right. It's Sympetrum fonscolombi.

Jonathan

Conchiolin · Post by **Conchiolin** » Sun Sep 16, 2007 8:35 am

Frankly it's very flattering to be told so by an expert!

Post by **MWP admin** » Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:58 pm

Is this the female of Sypetrum fonscolombii or another species (eg: Crocothemis erythraea ) Thanks.

Conchiolin · Post by **Conchiolin** » Wed Sep 26, 2007 2:08 pm

Yes that's the female.

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Bright red, Olive-green, cyan and Black dragonfly

Bright red, Olive-green, cyan and Black dragonfly

Sympetrum fonscolombi

Is this the female then?