Red ID #1, Pt. 3 - _TNY_0818
There are several species of darter dragonflies in Sweden which all have red males.
A good way to distinguish (some of) them is to look at the legs. This one from a trip to the Svartkällsskogens naturreservat has quite a lot of red on them which tells us it must be a male vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum), also known as the moustached darter because of the black markings on the face.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52661182054/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53449606910/
Compare this one to a ruddy darter from the same day here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52660895191/
Red ID #1, Pt. 3 - _TNY_0818
There are several species of darter dragonflies in Sweden which all have red males.
A good way to distinguish (some of) them is to look at the legs. This one from a trip to the Svartkällsskogens naturreservat has quite a lot of red on them which tells us it must be a male vagrant darter (Sympetrum vulgatum), also known as the moustached darter because of the black markings on the face.
Part 1 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52661182054/
Part 2 here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/53449606910/
Compare this one to a ruddy darter from the same day here: www.flickr.com/photos/tinyturtle/52660895191/