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 Sympetrum fonscolombii (female)
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-01-2008 02:06
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 Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Hi! Can anyone help me to identify this odonata? I think it resembles Sympetrum fonscolombii, am I right? location: Portalegre, Portugal date: 2007/09/05 
Edited by Rui Andrade on 17-01-2008 18:06 |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 17-01-2008 06:17
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 Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Rui Andrade wrote: Hi! Can anyone help me to identify this odonata? I think it resembles Sympetrum fonscolombii, am I right? location: Portalegre, Portugal date: 2007/09/05 yes, it is cosmln |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-01-2008 12:58
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you cosmln |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 17-01-2008 13:52
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 Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 571 Joined: 24.08.07 |
I think it is still in the teneral stage. But there is already some red on the top of the abdomen which might indicate a male Joaquim |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-01-2008 14:28
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you Joaquim. Actually I was just looking it up right now. Can anyone else tell me if it's a male or a female? |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 17-01-2008 15:34
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
Rui Andrade wrote: Thank you Joaquim. Actually I was just looking it up right now. Can anyone else tell me if it's a male or a female? it is a female, almost mature coloration. when the below part of the eye will be more blue will be a mature one. that blue is specific for S.f. i was hoping that you have photographed S.sinaiticum is probable to be found in Portugal (not yet, at least from what i know). by the way, an excellent image. i have only males in my photos. cosmln |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-01-2008 16:14
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you again cosmln. I don't think I have S. sinaiticum photographed but I'll be on the lookout. |
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| Christine Devillers |
Posted on 17-01-2008 16:38
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 Member Location: Spa, Belgium Posts: 1215 Joined: 11.11.07 |
Yes it is a female. She has a stouter abdomen than the male. the superior abdominal appendages are shorter, and there is no inferior abdominal appendice. To compare, here is a photo of a newly emerged male of S.fonscolombii Christine Devillers attached the following image:  [59.4Kb] Edited by Christine Devillers on 17-01-2008 17:20 |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 17-01-2008 16:44
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 571 Joined: 24.08.07 |
... by the way, an excellent image. i have only males in my photos. cosmln Here are two beautiful photos of females. You can find high resolution images in here: http://commons.wi...ragonflies Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [56.17Kb] |
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| Alvesgaspar |
Posted on 17-01-2008 16:45
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Member Location: Lisbon, Portugal Posts: 571 Joined: 24.08.07 |
and another one...
Alvesgaspar attached the following image:  [64.82Kb] |
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| cosmln |
Posted on 17-01-2008 17:16
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Member Location: Romania Posts: 956 Joined: 18.03.07 |
the last one is a male (a young one). you can see the anal appendage very well. mature male are bright red. the only similar (so red) one is Crocothemis erythraea. again, excellent photos cosmln |
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| Rui Andrade |
Posted on 17-01-2008 18:05
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Member Location: Portugal Posts: 3122 Joined: 19.06.07 |
Thank you all for your insight. Joaquim and Christine, your photos are great  |
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