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The Common Skimmer (Libellulidae) Skimmer dragonfly occurs over much of Eurasia, except the far north.
Above is the male showing the blue abdomen with black final segments that gives it its name.
Lots flying around me as I walked this morning. Pantala is a genus of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae commonly called the rainpool gliders. They are found almost worldwide. Species of Pantala are medium-sized to large, dull orange-yellow dragonflies.
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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Side view of a female Common Darter dragonfly seen in the Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire.
The Common Darter is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae native to Eurasia. It is one of the most common dragonflies in Europe, occurring in a wide variety of water bodies, though with a preference for breeding in still water such as ponds and lakes. In the south of its range adults are on the wing all year round.
Crocothemis erythraea belongs to the family Libellulidae and originally occurred in Southern Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Due to climatic change it is spreading to the north. Meanwhile it can be found in many parts of Germany near sunny ponds and lakes. The flight period lasts from June through August.
Au moins avec le mâle du sympétrum noir, on ne se pose pas de questions pour l'identification : c'est notre seul sympétrum à être entièrement noir. Il en a même sur la face.
Sur cette vue, on peut distinguer les antennes, qui sont très petites chez les odonates
Rhyothemis variegata, known as the Common Picture Wing or Variegated Flutterer, is a species of dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, found in South Asia. They appear to have weak flight and can easily be mistaken for butterflies.
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Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Europe as the Four-spotted Chaser and in North America as the Four-spotted Skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found widely throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. This Four-spotted Chaser was seen on my garden pond in Gloucestershire.
Spanish Name: Dardo de venas rojas
English Name: The red-veined darter or nomad
Scientific Name: Sympetrum fonscolombii
Family: Libellulidae
Genus: Sympetrum
Age: Young Male
Location: Prat de Cabanes-Torreblanca
Province: Castelló de La Plana
Country: Spain
Continent: Europe
Date: July 2018
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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The flame skimmer or firecracker skimmer (Libellula saturata) is a common dragonfly of the family Libellulidae, native to western North America.
Male flame skimmers are known for their entirely red or dark orange body, this includes eyes, legs, and even wing veins. Females are usually a medium or darker brown with some thin, yellow markings. This particular type of skimmer varies in size but is generally measured somewhere between two and three inches long. These naiads are known for being rather large and chubby-looking due to their rounded abdomen. They are covered with hair but, unlike most young dragonflies, they lack hooks or spines.
Common names: Red-veined Dropwing (female); Rooinerfie (Afrikaans).
Scientific name: Trithemis arteriosa.
Family: Libellulidae.
Taken at Eikendal Wine Estate, between Somerset West & Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa.
La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets. (Wikipedia)
The pink in the background: Dahlia flowers.
La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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Despido el 2022 con un ♂ Sympetrum fonscolombii, la especie mas común y no menos vistosa y bonita. Realizada en un atardecer este verano en las dunas de la Manga del Mar Menor, Cartagena.
Feliz 2023 Flickeros/@s !!!
I say goodbye of 2022 with a ♂ Sympetrum fonscolombii, the most common species and no less showy and pretty. I took photo at sunset this summer in the dunes of Manga del Mar Menor, Cartagena. Happy 2023 Flickers/@s!!!
Según parece, la Presa de la Risca, en el Campo de San Juan, Moratalla, es el único lugar de la región de Murcia en donde está esta especie. Hemos tenido la suerte de poder difrutar una mañana entera con ellas, no paraban apenas, las cópiulas duraban como 2 segundos, imposible hacerles una foto. Fotograma sin recorte.
This young male Eastern Pondhawk perched and ready to go!
Seen along the Old Ausable Channel in the Pinery Provincial Park, near Grand Bend, Ontario.
(Erythemis simplicicollis)
♂ Trithemis annulata (Palisot de Beauvois, 1807), known commonly as the violet dropwing, violet-marked darter, purple-blushed darter or plum-coloured dropwing, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. He was resting in Los Civiles, Puerto de la Cadena, Murcia.
Cannaphila is a small Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the Libellulidae family. They are commonly called "narrow-winged skimmers". There are three species:
Cannaphila insularis Kirby, 1889 – gray-waisted skimmer, Texas south to Panama.
Cannaphila mortoni Donnelly, 1992 – Panama, Costa Rica.
Cannaphila vibex (Hagen, 1861) – widespread from Mexico to Argentina.
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Photo taken in La Ceja, Antioquia; 2300 meters above sea level.
In my garden. La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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Orthetrum cancellatum belongs to the family Libellulidae and is the largest dragonfly of the genus Orthetrum. The species is widespread throughout Europe and Asia. Emergence starts during the 2nd half of May and the main flying season is in July and the beginning of August.
According to Wikipedia, Orthetrum julia, the Julia Skimmer is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found in sub-Saharan Africa and possibly Madagascar. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, rivers, and freshwater springs.
Sympetrum fonscolombii is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae occurring in large parts of Europe (mainly in southern parts), Africa and Asia. It is a migratory species. During the summer months they successfully reproduce also in Central Europe, but the overwintering of larvae has only been proven in a few cases. The species can be found in a wide variety of habitats, like lakes, ponds or streams with abundant vegetation. The flight period lasts from May through October. .
Libellula quadrimaculata, known in Britain and Europe as the Four-spotted Chaser and in North America as the Four-spotted Skimmer, is a dragonfly of the family Libellulidae found widely throughout Europe, Asia, and North America. This was one of scores seen on ponds and lakes in the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire.
Brasilia, DF, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Libellulinae
Genus: Orthemis Hagen, 1861
Species: O. aequilibris Calvert, 1909
Binomial name: Orthemis aequilibris
Die Blutrote Heidelibelle (Sympetrum sanguineum) ist eine Libellenart aus der Familie der Segellibellen (Libellulidae). Diese gehören zu den Großlibellen (Anisoptera). Es handelt sich dabei um eine mittelgroße Libelle mit einer Flügelspannweite von maximal sechs Zentimetern.
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blutrote_Heidelibelle.
The blood-red darter (Sympetrum sanguineum) is a species of dragonfly from the family of the dragonflies (Libellulidae). These belong to the dragonflies (Anisoptera). It is a medium-sized dragonfly with a maximum wingspan of six centimetres.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets. (Wikipedia)
Photo taken in my Strelitzia garden; La Ceja, Colombia; 2.300 meters above sea level.
Tramea basilaris, known as the Keyhole Glider, Red Marsh Trotter or Wheeling Glider, is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is found throughout most of Africa, Arabia and in Asia. Capable of very long migration and nomadic flight, it reached Europe once, being recorded (a pair) at the island of Linosa, Sicily.
This snatched shot of an immature male was taken in Senegal, West Africa, on 21st January 2023.
Sympetrum fonscolombii´s mating in the Cartagena countryside today. There were a lot of activity, Anax imperator, Anax parthenope, Crocothemis erythraea, Diplacodes lefebvrii, Trithemis annulata, Ischnura elegans, and many matings!
Planaltina, DF, Brazil.
Class: Insecta
Order: Odonata
Family: Libellulidae
Subfamily: Palpopleurinae
Genus: Diastatops Rambur, 1842
Species: D. obscura (Fabricius, 1775)
Binomial name: Diastatops obscura
Taken in La Ceja, Colombia; Central Andes; 2300 meters above sea level.
Erythrodiplax is a large Neotropical genus of dragonflies in the family Libellulidae. These small to medium-sized skimmers are commonly known as Dragonlets.
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Eastern Amberwing Dragonfly
Perithemis tenera
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The eastern amberwing (Perithemis tenera) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is very small, reaching a total length of no more than 25 mm. The males have orange or amber wings. Both sexes have a red pterostigma. The eastern amberwing dragonfly is one of the only types of dragonfly that actively mimics a wasp. The yellow and brown stripes on its abdomen encourage predators to stay away. When perched, they will wiggle their abdomen and wings in a wasp-like fashion to deter other animals from eating it. Males have an elaborate courtship ritual. When a female approaches his territory, the male will lead her to his selected egg-laying site and hover above it with wings whirring and abdomen raised.
The common name refers to its eastern range, although this dragonfly does extend westward well into the central part of the United States. The scientific name, tenera, means delicate and alludes to its small size.
American Alligator
Alligator mississippiensis
The American alligator is a large aquatic reptile and is one of two crocodilians native to Florida. Alligators can be distinguished from the American crocodile by head shape and color. Alligators have a broad, rounded snout with no lower teeth visible when their jaw is closed. The American crocodile has a narrow snout, and the fourth tooth of the lower jaw protrudes when closed. Adult alligators are primarily dark gray in color with a lighter color underside, although juvenile alligators will have light colored stripes on their sides for camouflage. American crocodiles are a brownish gray color, and are generally paler colored than alligators. It is not uncommon for alligators to take on the colors of their environment. Many people associate alligators with the color green, but this misconception comes from the green algae and floating vegetation that frequently adheres to an alligator’s back.
Female alligators rarely exceed 10 feet in length, but males can grow much larger. The Florida state record for length is a 14-foot 3 1/2-inch male from Lake Washington in Brevard County. The Florida record for weight is a 1,043 pound (13 feet 10-1/2 inches long) male from Orange Lake in Alachua County. Armored plates (scutes) cover the body dorsally, and alligators have a vertically flattened tail.
I have posted a similar shot of these two before, but it did not include the reflection.
I thought the encore shot was justified because the reflection added a great amount of interest.
Found these two in the canal behind my house. The canal leads into Lake Pierce.
Lake Pierce is a 3700 acre lake in central Florida. It is part of what is called the "Kissimmee Chain of Lakes".
Sympetrum est un genre dans la famille des Libellulidae appartenant au sous-ordre des anisoptères dans l'ordre des odonates. Il comprend soixante-trois espèces. Le genre est présent pratiquement partout dans le monde, à l'exception de l'Australasie, où il n'existe aucune espèce indigène de Sympetrum.
Ici, il s’agit d’un specimen de sympétrum à nervures rouges (Sympetrum fonscolombii)♀
Sympetrum is a genus of small to medium-sized skimmer dragonflies, known as darters in the UK and as meadowhawks in North America. The more than 50 species predominantly live in the temperate zone of the Northern Hemisphere; 15 species are native to North America. No Sympetrum species is native to Australia.
Most North American darters fly in late summer and autumn, breeding in ponds and foraging over meadows. Commonly, they are yellow-gold as juveniles, with mature males and some females becoming bright red on part or all of their bodies. An exception to this color scheme is the black darter (Sympetrum danae)
Here, ed-veined darter or nomad (Sympetrum fonscolombii)♀
Sympetrum, im Deutschen auch als Heidelibellen bezeichnet, ist eine Gattung der Großlibellen (Anisoptera) in der Familie der Segellibellen (Libellulidae). Innerhalb dieser wird die Gattung der Unterfamilie Sympetrinae zugeordnet. Der wissenschaftliche Gattungsname wurde 1833 von Newman vergeben. Typusart ist Libellula vulgatum Linnaeus, 1758.
Die Gattung kommt mit Ausnahme von Australasien, wo es keine heimischen Sympetrum-Arten gibt, praktisch weltweit vor.
Hier, Frühe Heidelibelle (Sympetrum fonscolombii) ♀
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