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Sympetrum
A dragonfly on the lawn at the park. Sorry the picture is blurry - he wasn't keen on having his picture taken.
Spotted on Aug 5, 2011
Submitted on Aug 10, 2011
![[Sympetrum fonscolombii]](https://lh4.ggpht.com/jL2Mu9wH0iczRaz6W0S0c0HAVr_YLXSKhfRw1MA5-vJn2mzQTaOO8U7YG6EtZN_s3jZSH5QfB8V171gVaik=s62-c)
2 Comments
Thank you! I agree it is a meadowhawk, though I don't think I could tell for certain which type.
it's definitely a meadowhawk, genus Sympetrum. Hard to guess on species though, from the pic. If I had to venture a guess, I'd say autumn meadowhawk (S. vicinum), but that's just a guess. There's several species that look very much like this (white-faced, cherry-faced, and ruby meadowhawks would be the other possibilities). I guessed autumn, because there doesn't appear to be any black markings on the abdomen, but it's tough to be certain from the pic.
http://wiatri.net/inventory/odonata/Spec...